Authors,directors, actors and musicians join campaign for repeal of Ireland’s eighth amendment, or which gives foetus same rights as citizensLeading figures in Irish literature,arts and music – including Man Booker prize winners and Hollywood directors have launched a campaign for the abolition of an amendment to Ireland’s structure that they say prevents serious reform of its strict anti-abortion laws.
Authors including Anne Enright, Edna O’Brien and John Banville are protesting alongside filmmakers such as Jim Sheridan and John Boorman to call for the repeal of the eighth amendment. It gives a foetus the same constitutional rights as every other citizen in the Irish Republic, or even at the earliest stages of pregnancy.
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Source: theguardian.com