Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed that Ireland will hold a referendum on abortion soon. The electorate will be asked if they want to repeal or retain the eighth amendment to the constitution, which effectively bans terminations.
Varadkar is acting on the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly which considered balanced evidence on abortion, and voted overwhelmingly for liberalisation. He is also acting on the advice of an all-party Oireachtas committee, which reviewed the assembly’s findings. The additional constitutional clause is the recommendation of the attorney general.
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