Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adds gptkb:Constitution_of_Ireland
gptkbp:adoptedBy 7 September 1983
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:effect prohibited abortion except where mother's life at risk
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 7 October 1983
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
gptkbp:influenced Irish abortion law
gptkbp:opposedBy Pro-Choice groups
gptkbp:provides equal right to life of the mother
right to life of the unborn
gptkbp:referendum_date 7 September 1983
gptkbp:referendum_turnout 53.7%
gptkbp:referendumResult 66.9% Yes
gptkbp:repeal_campaign gptkb:Together_for_Yes
gptkbp:repeal_date 25 May 2018
gptkbp:repeal_opposed_by gptkb:Pro_Life_Campaign
gptkbp:repeal_referendum_result 66.4% Yes
gptkbp:repeal_referendum_turnout 64.1%
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Thirty-sixth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
gptkbp:resultedIn campaign by Pro-Life Amendment Campaign
gptkbp:signedBy President Patrick Hillery
gptkbp:subject abortion
gptkbp:text_added Article 40.3.3°
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Repeal_of_the_Eighth_Amendment_2018
gptkb:Repeal_of_the_Eighth_Amendment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7