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.

He rightly recalls that, amongst the most regrettable outbursts of intemperate language, some politicians who vehemently opposed its inclusion were called murderers. However,

to leave the matter at that is highly selective.