Why Ireland’s emigrants are coming home to fight for safe abortion

Why Ireland's emigrants are coming home to fight for safe abortion

21 May 2018
Ahead of Ireland's historic referendum on abortion, the #hometovote hashtag has unleashed a wave of solidarity and inspired Irish voters from Nairobi to Toronto to return home and campaign for a woman's right to decide.

When the Irish government finally announced there would be a referendum on repealing its near-total ban on abortion, Ause Abdelhaq, a young Irish expat living in Nairobi, Kenya, was thrilled.

No one under the age of 53 has had the chance to vote to make abortion more accessible in Ireland. The significance of what is being billed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity was clearly not lost on young Irish voters like Ause.

Continued: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/05/irish-expats-come-home-to-vote-for-abortion/