Taoiseach confirms national plebiscite on abolishing eighth amendment and allowing terminations up to 12 weeksThe Irish government has confirmed that it will hold a referendum on reform of the country’s strict anti-abortion laws by the end of May. The cabinet agreed to give voters in the republic the chance to repeal the eighth amendment to the country’s structure on Monday.
After a four-hour assembly, the Fine Gael-led minority coalition also decided to seek information from the electorate to endorse enabling powers to allow the Dáil (parliament) to draw up a new law that would eventually permit abortions in Irish hospitals up to 12 weeks into pregnancy.
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Source: guardian.co.uk