Name/TitleNewspaper cuttings
About this objectRepeal the 8th Amendment content from pages of the Connacht Tribune, dated Friday, May 18, 2018:
From the News section is an advert titled 'The Referendum at a Glance' bearing the URL www.rights.ie (p.19); and two opinion pieces headed 'A woman you know may need your Yes vote' by Gina Dooley, supplied through Galway Together for Yes, and 'Men entitled to their view on abortion' by Rónán Mullen, an Independent Senator for the National University of Ireland (p.20).
From the Advertising section are two full page adverts, headed 'Did you know? In Britain 97% of abortions are on healthy babies' bearing the URL www.save8.ie (p.25) and 'Reason to Vote NO' produced by the Iona Institute, Dublin (p.27).
Fully digitised (3 pages) but some images slightly cropped
MakerConnacht Tribune
Date MadeMay 2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Galway
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 365 x W: 285 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-life
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th campaign material (for and against) from the Republic of Ireland, gifted to Glasgow Women's Library by a Glasgow-based donor.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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 TypeNews cutting
Object numberGWL-2018-59-8
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved