Name/TitleNewspaper: YES REPEAL Referendum Special
About this objectNewspaper: 'YES REPEAL Referendum Special' published by the Trade Union Campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment and bearing the front page headline 'For women's lives and women's health - repeal 8th'.
MakerTrade Union Campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment
Date Madec.2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
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 Keywordstrade unions
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th campaign material gifted to Glasgow Women's Library from a Glasgow-based donor.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/organisation/5470:
The Trade Union Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment was established to campaign for the repeal of the “right to life” eighth amendment in the 2018 referendum. It included Connect, Mandate, Communications Workers Union, Unite, Together for Yes, TUC, SIPTU, Congress and Dublin Council of Trade Unions.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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 TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2018-51-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved