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25.05.2018Ireland: Abortion referendum *** ARCHIVE
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IRELAND ABORTION REFERENDUM
DUBLIN IRELAND
24-26 MAY 2018
Ireland will vote in a referendum on 25 May on liberalising its strict abortion laws.
In an announcement that officially begins two months of campaigning, the government has confirmed that voters will be asked if they want to repeal article 40.3.3 – known as the eighth amendment – which since 1983 has given unborn foetuses and pregnant women an equal right to life, in effect enshrining a ban on abortion in the country’s constitution.
Abortion has long been a divisive issue in the once stridently Catholic country. A complete ban was only lifted in 2013, when terminations are only allowed when the life of the mother is at risk, and the maximum penalty for accessing an illegal abortion is 14 years in prison.
The UN’s human rights committee has condemned the ban as “cruel, inhuman and degrading”.
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As Ireland prepares to vote in a referendum on abortion we lay out the facts surrounding an issue that has divided the Irish electorate for decades. Quality Media will be offering the following broadcast production services from Dublin and London: - Live stand positions - Tape play out - IP Facilities with different systems: LiveU. - ENG crew For bookings or enquiries, please contact our production team in Madrid: Email: produccion@qualityproducciones.es Tel.: +34 91 129 68 81 / +34 609 86 73 14
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IRELAND ABORTION REFERENDUM
25 MAY 2018
Ireland holds a referendum on 25 May on whether to lift a constitutional ban on most abortions. Voters will be asked whether they want to retain the eighth amendment to Ireland's constitution, which greatly limits abortion, or repeal it and make parliament responsible for making abortion laws.
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