Irish trade unions call for referendum on abortion rights

Union leaders launch campaign in Dublin to demand repeal of eighth amendment, which grants foetus right to lifeIrish trade unions have launched a campaign for a referendum to abolish an amendment to the Irish constitution that pro-choice campaigners say prevents serious reform of strict anti-abortion laws.The leaders of some of the country’s biggest unions gathered on a bridge over the river Liffey in Dublin on Wednesday morning to call for the repeal of the eighth amendment, which gives a