Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
#Ireland #Politics #History #Activism #IrishLeftArchive #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
#OnThisDay 7th September 1983 a referendum was held to add a "right to life of the unborn" to the Irish Constitution, legally blocking all abortion.
After decades of pro-choice campaigning, the amendment was repealed in 2018.
Here are some documents from the 1983 campaign: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2639/
Referendum - Eighth Amendment (Right to life) Referendum, 1983
Irish Left Archive
Shares
If you're interested in the repeal campaign, we have also spoken to pro-choice activists involved on the Irish Left Archive Podcast (@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie).
In episode 10, we spoke to Ber Grogan about the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) and the referendum: https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/ber-grogan-abortion-rights-campaign-repeal-and-communities-against-racism
Other activists who have discussed their involvement in the campaign on the podcast:
- Catherine Stocker, of the Social Democrats: https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/catherine-stocker-social-democrats
- Historian and activist, Mary Muldowney: https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/mary-muldowney-trade-union-and-left-campaigns-the-socialist-party-and-oral-history
- Aileen O'Carroll, of the Workers Solidarity Movement: https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/aileen-o-carroll-workers-solidarity-movement
And finally, for a perspective on abortion and pro-choice campaigning in the North, we recently spoke to artist and activist Emma Campbell about Alliance For Choice and progress towards abortion provision.
In reply to this post
We also have material from the 2018 Repeal campaign in the archive here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/3762/
#Repeal #Abortion #Ireland
Referendum - Repeal of the Eighth Amendment Referendum, 2018
Irish Left Archive