Name/TitleRoad to Repeal
Edition1st edition
MakerCaherty, Conroy & Speirs
Maker RoleEditor
About this objectLarge paperback publication: 'Road to Repeal: 50 Years of Struggle in Ireland for Contraception and Abortion (1970-2020)', edited by Therese Caherty, Pauline Conroy and Derek Speirs.
Dedicated to "All the women, girls and men who contested the repression of women's rights to control their fertility over the past 50 years; The activists and groups in Ireland and overseas whose unrelenting commitment helped to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution on May 25th, 2018; Solidarity with those who experienced tragedy during this half century and with women everywhere seeking a better world."
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 290 x W: 250 x D: 12 mm
Date Made2022
Period2020s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
Place NotesThe Lilliput Press Ltd, 62-63 Sitric Road, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7, Ireland
PublisherThe Lilliput Press
Publication Date2022
Publication PlaceIreland, Dublin
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN978 1 84351 853 2
Object numberGWL-2023-27
Spine LabelRoad to Repeal ~ Lilliput
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved