Abortion rights in Ireland - the story so far (to 1992)

joseph
Thu, 30 Apr 1992 23:00:00 +0000
DAIC, Feminism, Injunctions, Pro-choice, REAC, SPUC, Student protest, X-case, Gender, National, Newspaper, News

IN 1983 anti-choice campaigners pushed the government into holding a referendum on abortion. The Eight Amendment was then passed by 33% of the electorate (the turn out was 54.6%). Abortion was already prohibited under the 1861 Offences Against the Persons Act. The Eight Amendment copperfastened this ban preventing any reforming legislation.