In a landmark vote, Ireland’s Citizen’s Assembly on reproductive rights for women has returned a majority opinion that abortion should be available with “no restriction as to reasons.” Earlier in the day, the Assembly had overwhelmingly voted in favour of the validity of reasons such as risks to the mental health of the woman, socioeconomic […]
9 years ago
#CitizensAssembly is trending on Twitter and little wonder why. The Citizens Assembly, made up of a random selection of 99 members of Irish electorate, has been meeting over the past several months to deliberate over the future of the Eighth Amendment to the Irish constitution. Today its members voted not to keep Article 40.3.3 in full but […]
9 years ago
A strong majority within the Citizen’s Assembly has voted in favour of changing the country’s abortion laws. It has, however, voted that the Eighth Amendment should not be repealed. The majority of Assembly members, 50 of the 91 who voted, want Article 40.3.3 of the constitution to be amended instead. The article, known as the Eighth Amendment, gives […]
9 years ago