Ireland Shows Record Turnout To Vote "Yes" wochitnews on May 26, 2018 Barry Cronin / AFP / Getty Images Ireland's abortion laws will be relaxed after an overwhelming majority of voters chose to change …More
Ireland Shows Record Turnout To Vote "Yes"
wochitnews on May 26, 2018 Barry Cronin / AFP / Getty Images Ireland's abortion laws will be relaxed after an overwhelming majority of voters chose to change the country's restrictive abortion laws in a referendum held on Friday. Around thirds of those (1,429,981) who cast their votes said "yes" to repealing the Eighth Amendment, the law that gave the unborn and the mother equal rights to life, which has until now meant that abortion was illegal in Ireland in almost all circumstances. Around a third of voters (723,632) were against repealing the amendment; had the No side won, abortion would have continued to be illegal in Ireland.
wochitnews on May 26, 2018 Barry Cronin / AFP / Getty Images Ireland's abortion laws will be relaxed after an overwhelming majority of voters chose to change the country's restrictive abortion laws in a referendum held on Friday. Around thirds of those (1,429,981) who cast their votes said "yes" to repealing the Eighth Amendment, the law that gave the unborn and the mother equal rights to life, which has until now meant that abortion was illegal in Ireland in almost all circumstances. Around a third of voters (723,632) were against repealing the amendment; had the No side won, abortion would have continued to be illegal in Ireland.