Abortion officially become legal in Ireland

CanadianJudo · 2018-09-18T23:30:32.801Z

The country has offical repealed the Eighth Amendment making abortion legal.

Irish President Michael D Higgins signed the abortion referendum bill into law on Tuesday.

In May, the country voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%. - a landslide win for the repeal side.

The Eighth Amendment had granted an equal right to life to the mother and the unborn child.

With the repeal of the Eighth, the Irish government’s recommendation is that women will be able to access a termination within the first 12 weeks of their pregnancy.

BBC News

Eighth Amendment repealed as Irish President signs bill into law

The Republic of Ireland voted overwhelmingly to overturn what was effectively a blanket ban on abortion.

FlameHeart · 2018-09-19T02:37:08.896Z

Surely there are limitations? They can’t just abort up to full-term?

CanadianJudo · 2018-09-19T02:37:37.956Z

anything after 12 week is banned.

CanadianJudo · 2018-09-19T02:38:35.344Z

I personal don’t support abortion passed the first trimester.

CanadianJudo · 2018-09-19T02:43:30.721Z

Agreed I would support both my government and your spend more money on modernizing the adoption system and prompt it as a alternative.