Organisation: Eighth

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Another woman in ‘weak’ position being told what to do with baby

It was 1984. The country had just voted two-to-one to pass the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution to prohibit legal abortion, except when a woman’s life was in danger.

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Reader's Blog: The Eighth caused 35 years of misery

Victoria White takes issue with an RTÉ News report on the referendum result, specifically with the assertion that the Eighth Amendment was “the brainchild of Catholic lay activists”.

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Pro-life groups to continue with their opposition

Pro-life campaigners have vowed to continue their opposition to the reform of Ireland’s abortion laws, declaring that the removal of the Eighth Amendment is a “sad day” for the country.

Polls skewed hope for no side in an inevitable win for yes campaign

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Leo Varadkar: Leadership on 8th ‘not easiest thing’

'I am fearful that fatigue may be become an issue for those in the middle, those who are unsure of how they are going to vote'

Bishops call on parishioners to oppose repeal of Eighth

At Masses throughout the country yesterday, bishops petitioned parishioners to vote against repealing the Eighth Amendment, with one saying that society has been “walking with our eyes closed into an era of eugenics”.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

Government ‘may not get’ to legislate even if Eighth repealed

This Dáil may never get to legislate for abortion even if the people vote to repeal the Eighth Amendment, ministers are privately warning.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2018

Pro-life TDs quit Eighth Amendment committee in protest

The Oireachtas committee on the Eighth Amendment has formally signed off on its landmark recommendations to repeal Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution, despite three members quitting the group and confirming that they will publish their own unofficial report next week.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2017

Committee expected to back repealing the Eighth

The Oireachtas abortion committee is widely predicted to vote to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution and replace it with new laws allowing for abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy when it meets this afternoon.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2017

Readers' blog: Role of media in debate on the Eighth is questionable

The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment may have made the inevitable referendum official, but campaigners have already been in referendum mode for months. 

Thu, 02 Nov, 2017

Abortion law - Early vote undermines work to date

The all-party Oireachtas committee examining Ireland’s abortion law took many people by surprise when it voted overwhelmingly against retaining the Eighth Amendment

Fri, 20 Oct, 2017

Our Taoiseach really needs a lesson in checking his privilege

Surely there was someone somewhere, a man even, willing to point out to the Taoiseach that he’s big time storing up trouble with Irish women the way that he’s going on.

Fri, 20 Oct, 2017

Medic: Savita died as result of abortion laws

Savita Halappanavar died as a direct result of Ireland’s abortion laws and not simply because she contracted sepsis, the author of the independent report into her death has said.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2017

Chair of Eighth Amendment Committee urges pair not to quit

The chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment has she hopes two pro-life members do not quit the body.

Fri, 13 Oct, 2017

Eighth did not impact reproductive rights

The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Katherine Zappone’s speech to the 2017 Kennedy Summer School referred on numerous occasions to a “Republic of Equals”, a “Republic of Opportunity”.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2017

Readers Blog: The Eighth protected mothers and saved lives

Michael Clifford’s opinion piece about the George Hook sacking (Irish Examiner, September 16) includes throwaway comments about the 1983 “right to life” referendum campaign.

Tue, 19 Sep, 2017

Dear Sir... Readers' Views (08/12/16)

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Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

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Sat, 15 Oct, 2016

Repeal activists would lose referendum

A battle over the Eighth will make other referendum campaigns look like a Daniel O’Donnell tea party, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

Fianna Fail would not hold abortion law vote

Fianna Fáil has ruled out holding a referendum on changing the Constitution in relation to abortion if the party was to enter Government after the next general election.

Wed, 23 Sep, 2015