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THE Republic of Ireland last week voted to repeal the law that effectively bans most abortions. Prime minister Leo Varadkar says he hopes new laws will come into effect by the end of 2018.
Many women in Ireland currently travel to England, Wales or Scotland for terminations, or obtain abortion drugs online. This is because of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which gives fetuses rights to life that are equal to those of pregnant woman.
But campaigns to Repeal the Eighth succeeded by a landslide, with 66.4 per cent voting to relax the laws. It is expected…
