Name/TitleNewspaper: The National Issue
About this objectNewspaper: The National Issue, Spring 2018, produced by Women's Health in Ireland in support of a Yes vote. Created and edited by @TheresaNewIdea; designed by Fionnuala Walsh Design. The headline is 'Crisis pregnancy rates falling in other EU states'. Also includes an interview with Dr Peter Boylan, current chairman of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; a Road to Repeal timeline; testimonials and a range of articles , e.g. 'Journey to Yes, p.5', Catholics for Choice, p.11'.
MakerWomen's Health in Ireland
Maker RoleProducer
Date MadeSpring 2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 370 x W: 290 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th campaign material from Dublin, Ireland.
Women's Health in Ireland (WHI) is a cross-political, cross-professional group that supports the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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 TypeNewspaper
Object numberGWL-2018-28-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved