Name/TitleBeer mat: Will you remove her only protection from our constitution?
About this objectOrange beer mat with the question 'WILL YOU REMOVE HER ONLY PROTECTION FROM OUR CONSTITUTION?' printed on one side over the image of a hand cradling a baby, and 'JOIN THE REBELLION' on the other. Co-sponsored by Protect the 8th, Save the 8th, Life Institute, Family & Life and the Coalition against Abortion on Demand.
MakerSave the 8th
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
MeasurementsH: 95 x W: 95 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-life
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th Amendment (Ireland) campaign material (for and against) gifted from a donor in Dublin.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeCoaster
Object numberGWL-2022-152-3
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved