# 8th amendment

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# Poll

Most voters want a referendum to decide if Ireland's abortion laws should be liberalised

The poll was carried out on 1,200 adults last Monday and Tuesday.

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Oct 13th 2014, 8:08 AM

# not repealing the 8th

'I'll give my opinion as a doctor and young man at a later stage' - Varadkar

The Health Minister said that the Government has no plans to update the Constitution in relation to abortion.

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Sep 30th 2014, 4:46 PM

Voices

Opinion: Ireland's law on abortion is a shambles entirely of the State’s creation

The case of Ms Y highlights the cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment girls and women are subjected to because of Ireland’s abortion laws.

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Sep 27th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Abortion

Socialist TDs call for 'medieval' 8th Amendment to be removed from Constitution

Ruth Coppinger said that a Referendum should take place on the same day as the Marriage Equality Referendum next Spring.

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Sep 25th 2014, 8:54 AM

# Abortion

The majority of people want a referendum on the 8th Amendment

… but one quarter of people don’t know.

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Sep 21st 2014, 8:00 PM

# Abortion

It looks like Labour's next manifesto will commit to widening Ireland's abortion laws

The Tánaiste is also in favour of repealing the 8th Amendment.

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Aug 25th 2014, 10:51 PM

# 8th amendment

Calls for independent inquiry into "Ms Y" abortion case

The HSE is running its own inquiry, but some want it to be independent.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 2:38 PM

# Abortion

Large-scale pro-choice rally planned for Dublin this afternoon

Around two thousand people attended a similar rally on Wednesday, while pro-life groups also took part in a vigil at Leinster House last night.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 10:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should we have a referendum on the 8th Amendment?

Recent events have brought abortion back into the national debate.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 9:54 AM

# taking to the streets

Hundreds of protesters turn out in Dublin over Ireland's abortion laws

“The government… has landed us in a mess yet again”.

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Aug 20th 2014, 10:40 PM

# No more to do

No one in this government wants to deal with the abortion issue again. Here's why...

Analysis: The government legislated for abortion last summer and is highly unlikely to touch the issue again in its current lifetime.

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Aug 19th 2014, 4:56 PM

# Ireland and Women

Ireland in the international headlines again after rape victim is denied abortion

The issue has also started gathering much attention across the world.

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Aug 19th 2014, 8:35 AM

# 8th amendment

These Labour TDs and Senators think we should have another abortion referendum

There are growing calls for repeal of the 8th Amendment.

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Aug 19th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Women and Ireland

HSE orders a report into care given to rape victim denied an abortion

The agency says it hopes the report will “end any inaccurate commentary surrounding this matter currently”.

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Aug 18th 2014, 10:56 PM

# Flashback

Check out this abortion debate between William Binchy and Mary Robinson in 1983

The controversial 8th Amendment has just been passed and two heavyweights from the pro-choice and pro-life sides go head-to-head.

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Aug 18th 2014, 9:30 PM

# Abortion

This Labour minister wants an abortion referendum... but says it can't happen now

The call comes after it emerged that a woman was refused an abortion under the new Act.

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Aug 18th 2014, 1:20 PM

# Abortion

Campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment planned for the autumn

The constitutional ban on abortion will come under scrutiny in the new Dáil term.

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Jul 14th 2013, 7:45 AM

Voices

Column: Here's a win for all sides in the abortion debate

The 8th amendment, which protects the right to life of the unborn, is loved and hated in equal measure by both pro-life and pro-choice campaigners, writes Jane Horgan-Jones. It’s time to have a referendum on it.

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Apr 30th 2013, 7:30 PM