Name/TitleLuggage tag: HEALTHCARE NOT AIRFARE
About this objectWhite plastic luggage tag with 'HEALTHCARE NOT AIRFARE' slogan in large black lettering above the hashtags #Repealthe8th and #TrustWomen. The other side has a blank form for adding a name and address. Produced and distributed during the Repeal the 8th campaign.
MakerLondon Irish ARC
Maker RoleCreator
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic
MeasurementsH: 57 x W: 140 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association DescriptionThis tag was purchased from the London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC): https://londonirisharc.com. The tag was designed by ARC with the aim of highlighting the fact that every year, thousands of women travel from Ireland and Northern Ireland to Britain to get abortions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland:
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. Abortion had been subject to criminal penalty in Ireland since at least 1861; the amendment ensured that legislation or judicial interpretation would be restricted to allowing abortion in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman was at risk. It was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on 7 October 1983. In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeAccessory
Object numberGWL-2018-95
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved