Name/TitleFlyer: Make Abortion Accessible
About this objectSingle-sided A5 photocopied flyer headed 'Women's lives matter! Make abortion accessible', produced by Action on X. The flyer notes that 21 years have passed since the X Case [see subject association field], states the case for X legislation by summer 2012 and calls for a public meeting on 8th May and a protest on 18th May, both in Dublin.
MakerAction on X
Date Made2012
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 149 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
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/Attorney_General_v._X:
Attorney General v X, [1992] IESC 1; [1992] 1 IR 1, (more commonly known as the "X Case") was a landmark Irish Supreme Court case which established the right of Irish women to an abortion if a pregnant woman's life was at risk because of pregnancy, including the risk of suicide.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.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 TypeFlyer
Object numberGWL-2022-152-30
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved