Name/TitleDocument: Keep the 8th Amendment
About this objectTwo-sided typed A4 document titled 'Keep the 8th Amendment', outlining reasons (mainly religious) for voting against repeal. Distributed in West Cork during the Repeal the 8th campaign.
Date Madec.2018
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 297 x W: 210 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-life
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of (pro and anti) Repeal the 8th campaign material gifted anonymously to Glasgow Women's Library.
https://www.togetherforyes.ie:
Together for Yes is the national civil society campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution. Together we are campaigning for a more compassionate Ireland that allows abortion care for anyone who needs it. The Together for Yes Campaign Platform brings together a wide range of civil society organisations who represent various sectors of Irish society. We share a unified aim which is to secure a yes vote in the referendum to remove the 8th from the constitution.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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 TypeDocument
Object numberGWL-2019-16-4
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved