Name/TitlePostcard: Vote Yes
About this objectPostcard bearing the Together for Yes logo and the words: 'VOTE YES. Friday 25th May Vote YES' on both sides. The reverse also includes a quote from Dr Peter Boylan, Chair of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and former Master of the National Maternity Hospital. Produced and distributed during the Repeal the Eighth Amendment (Ireland) campaign.
MakerTogether for Yes
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 105 x W: 149 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th Amendment campaign material, gifted to Glasgow Women's Library by a London-based donor.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2018-42-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved