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Leaflet: She could be your sister, your daughter...; Trade Union Campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment; 2018; GWL-2018-51-9

Name/TitleLeaflet: She could be your sister, your daughter...

About this objectSlim foldout leaflet headed 'She could be your sister, your daughter, your workmate... You'. Below is a photo of a young women with a suitcase heading for Departures in an airport and below it states: 'For women's health ~ For women's lives ~ YES REPEAL'. Inside are five reasons to Vote Yes on May 25th. Produced and distributed during the Repeal the 8th Amendment campaign.

Fully digitised (6 pages)

MakerTrade Union Campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment

Date Made2018

Period2010s

Place MadeIreland

Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper

MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 100 mm (folded)
H: 210 x W: 297 mm (unfolded)

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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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 TypeFlyer

Object numberGWL-2018-51-9