Backing for repeal to fade during campaign, say anti-abortion group
Pro-choice campaign hails ‘public support’ for abortion under certain circumstances
Sat, May 27, 2017
Ciarán D'Arcy
Public support for abortion in cases of rape and fatal foetal abnormality as outlined in today’s Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll will recede once a referendum is called, an anti-abortion group has claimed.
The survey of 1,200 voters carried out earlier this week revealed that 67 per cent of those polled would support access to abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities, rising to 72 per cent where the woman’s mental health is at serious risk and 76 per cent for cases of rape.
Continued at source: Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/backing-for-repeal-to-fade-during-campaign-say-anti-abortion-group-1.3099085