Name/TitleNewspaper cuttings
About this objectRepeal the 8th Amendment content from pages of the Sunday Independent broadsheet newspaper, dated 20 May 2018:
From the Analysis section is a half-page article headed 'Little wonder the women of Ireland are starting to lose faith in brand Leo' by Brendan O'Connor, above an open letter from doctors & nurses on the referendum campaign, signed by Obstetricians for a No Vote, Nurses & Midwives for a No Vote, Medical Alliance for the 8th and Doctors for Life (p.31). Additional articles in this section are: 'Abortion is an issue for all of us, not just the doctors' by Eilis O'Hanlon; 'Words of the law that left the door open to years of debate' by Eoin O'Malley; 'It's important to vote, otherwise others will decide for you' by Judge Isobel Kennedy (all p.32); 'RTE debate gave little light and too much heat' by Eoghan Harris; 'Abortion becomes weapon of discrimination against disabled' by Thomas Finegan (both p.33); 'Make a positive change to help the women of Ireland' by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar; and 'How to find an alternative to 'unethical and inhumane' abortion on demand' by Gay Mitchell (both p.34). The editorial column is headed 'Will of the people must be respected' (p.34).
From the Comment section are pieces headed 'My vote to help the teenagers bleeding in agony, alone' by Nell McCafferty; 'My belief is 'a child is conceived for eternity'' by Vincent Twomey; and 'I am pro-life but I will not vote No' by Jody Corcoran (all p.35).
MakerSunday Independent
Date MadeMay 2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
Place NotesIndependent House, 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 X2E1
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 575 x W: 370 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-2018-59-10
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved