Ireland to hold referendum on abortion reform by end of May | Droolin Dog dot Net

Varadkar confirms national plebiscite on abolishing eighth amendment and allowing terminations up to 12 weeks The Irish government has confirmed that it will hold a potentially divisive 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 constitution on Monday. After a four-hour meeting, the Fine Gael-led minority coalition also decided to ask 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. Continue reading… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/29/ireland-to-greenlight-referendum-on-abortion-law-reform Tags: *Headlines*, #Headlines, #TheNewz, World News | #WorldNews, #TopNews, #Trending

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