Ireland – Draft abortion referendum law agreed by Irish cabinet

Draft abortion referendum law agreed by Irish cabinet

20 February 2018

The Irish cabinet has agreed draft legislation on a referendum to repeal the constitution's eighth amendment on abortion. The amendment, introduced in 1983, gives an equal right to life to a pregnant woman and an unborn child.

Ireland is to hold a referendum this year on whether to change the country's abortion laws, which are among Europe's strictest. The draft legislation sets the process in motion.

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