Name/TitleDocument: Press release
About this objectSingle-sided typed A4 document headed 'PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE': Local Pro-Choice Group Thank Cork Members of Joint Oireachtas Committee Following the Vote for Full Repeal'. It continues: "Rebels4Choice, the Cork branch of the Abortion Rights Campaign, today cautiously welcomed the vote in favour of full Repeal of the 8th Amendment by members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee; the group is now calling on the government to respect the work of the Committee and of the Citizens' Assembly, and to move forward with preparations for a referendum early in the new year." The release is undated but relates to the Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution published on 20th December 2017.
MakerRebels4Choice
Date MadeDec 2017
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Cork
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-choice
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.facebook.com/rebels4choice:
Campaigning to repeal the 8th Amendment and for reproductive rights. Cork.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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-2019-16-5
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved