The referendum to overturn Ireland's near-total abortion ban in 2018 stands as one of the
most remarkable political events of recent times. The campaign to repeal the 8th amendment …

In 1983, voters inserted the Eighth Amendment into Ireland's constitution, equating the right
to life of a fetus with that of a pregnant person. Hundreds of thousands of women were …

Two thirds of the Irish electorate voted in 2018 to repeal the 8th Amendment to the
constitution–a century after women first achieved the right to vote. The process of …

In 2018, Ireland voted to remove its constitutional ban on abortion in almost all
circumstances. This overturned a previous decision by referendum to institute such a ban in …

Abortion is illegal in almost all circumstances in Ireland, permitted only where there is a risk
to the life of the woman due to the eighth amendment to the Irish Constitution. While abortion …

Anyone with even a passing interest in the politics of reproductive rights will know that
abortion is a serious flashpoint in Irish politics. For decades, the questions of whether, how …

This short reflection presents a personal account of the process and outcome, the
achievements and disappointments of legislative reform following the Irish referendum to …

Ireland was a mostly conservative outpost of Western Europe until the 1990s and the
conservative values and policy positions contained in the constitution rested easily with a …

Why does# RepealedThe8th matter for feminist legal studies? The answers seem obvious in
one sense. Feminism has long constituted itself through the struggle for sexual and …

The lack of a clear and accessible law specifically outlining when abortion is legal in
Northern Ireland has led to confusion and misinformation among the public, health …