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Episode 18 – Repeal the 8th Referendum Special
This episode explores some of the issues around this referendum, and reflects on the law surrounding access to abortion both North and South of the border.
On the 25th May the Republic of Ireland will vote in a referendum on whether or not to Repeal the eighth amendment of the Irish Constitution.
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 amended the Constitution by inserting a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn.
This episode explores some of the issues around this referendum, and reflects on the law surrounding access to abortion both North and South of the border.
Participants
Danielle Roberts, a PhD candidate from Ulster University, and a member of Alliance for Choice and the Together for Yes campaign, explains the laws around abortion in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Dr Paula Devine, from Queen’s University, discusses her role as the coordinator of the annual Northern Ireland life and times survey, and explores public attitudes towards abortion within Northern Ireland.
Students Eimear O’Donaghue and Hanorah Hardy talk about their involvement in the Project Choice campaign in the Queen’s Student Union.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland http://www.qubsu.org/change/Campaigns/ProjectChoice/ http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt/ http://www.alliance4choice.com https://www.togetherforyes.ie
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This episode explores some of the issues around this referendum, and reflects on the law surrounding access to abortion both North and South of the border.
On the 25th May the Republic of Ireland will vote in a referendum on whether or not to Repeal the eighth amendment of the Irish Constitution.
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 amended the Constitution by inserting a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn.
This episode explores some of the issues around this referendum, and reflects on the law surrounding access to abortion both North and South of the border.
Participants
Danielle Roberts, a PhD candidate from Ulster University, and a member of Alliance for Choice and the Together for Yes campaign, explains the laws around abortion in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Dr Paula Devine, from Queen’s University, discusses her role as the coordinator of the annual Northern Ireland life and times survey, and explores public attitudes towards abortion within Northern Ireland.
Students Eimear O’Donaghue and Hanorah Hardy talk about their involvement in the Project Choice campaign in the Queen’s Student Union.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland http://www.qubsu.org/change/Campaigns/ProjectChoice/ http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt/ http://www.alliance4choice.com https://www.togetherforyes.ie
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