Name/TitleNewspaper cuttings
About this objectRepeal the 8th Amendment content from pages of The Guardian newspaper, dated Wednesday 30 May 2018:
The Journal features an article by Fintan O'Toole headed 'If only Brexit had been run like Ireland's referendum' (pp.1-2) as well as an article about devolution referring to Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon (p.2).
The Letters section is headed 'Political aftershocks of the Irish abortion vote' and features two letters about the Eighth Amendment referendum plus one about devolution (p.6).
Fully digitised (2 articles + letters)
MakerThe Guardian
Date MadeMay 2018
Period2010s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 355 x W: 285 mm (pp.1-2)
H: 250 x W: 170 mm (p.6)
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-life
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association KeywordsParty politics
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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-2018-59-13
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved