Ireland Abortion Vote
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UK Backs Extending Gay Marriage, Abortion Rights To Northern Ireland
Britain's House of Commons voted on Tuesday to extend same-sex marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland, unless devolved government is restored in Belfast by October 21.
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Daughter's "Soul Consoled": Savita Halappanavar's Parents After Ireland Abortion Vote
"Our daughter's soul is now consoled," the parents of a woman who died of complications in 2012 after being denied abortion by doctors in Ireland said today, a day after the country voted to repeal its stringent abortion laws in a landmark referendum.
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In Northern Ireland, Abortion Rights Groups Clamour For Change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighbouring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalise its laws.
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"No More Stigma", Says Irish PM As Country Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban
Ireland on Saturday voted to erase the stigma and burden of shame from hundreds of thousands of women who secretly had abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.
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Ireland Votes Yes To Overturning Abortion Ban
The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland's emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates.
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Ireland Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban, 'Culmination Of A Quiet Revolution,' Prime Minister Says
The Irish are poised to end, perhaps in a landslide, one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world, according to incoming tallies of the votes cast in Friday's referendum.
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Irish Anti-Abortion Campaign Concedes It Has Lost Referendum
The main group opposing the liberalisation ofIreland's abortion law conceded on Saturday that it has lost Friday's referendum by an overwhelming margin, a spokesman said.
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Six Years After Indian Woman's Death, Ireland Set To End Abortion Ban
Ireland will hold an historic referendum on liberalising its abortion law, considered oneof the strictest laws in Europe. The referendum vote to repeal the ban in this traditionally Catholic country was predicted to win by a two-thirds majority.
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Ireland Tipped To Repeal Abortion Ban By A Landslide
Counting begins on Saturday in Ireland's historic referendum on abortion as exit polls showed an overwhelming vote in favour of liberalising some of the strictest laws in Europe.
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Ireland Votes In 'Once-In-A-Generation' Abortion Referendum
Ireland votes on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only a few decades ago, was one of Europe's most socially conservative.
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Northern Ireland Rejects Bid To Relax Abortion Law
The Northern Ireland regional assembly voted against relaxing strict abortion laws on Wednesday, despite a ruling by the Belfast High Court that the legislation breaches human rights.
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Ireland approves 'life-saving' abortions for first time
Irish lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly approved abortion for the first time in limited cases where the mother's life is at risk, in a vote that revealed deep divisions in the predominantly Catholic nation.
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Ireland votes to allow limited abortion rights for first time
Irish lawmakers voted early Friday to back a controversial new legislation that will allow abortion in limited cases, after the death last year of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian doctor, due to complications from her pregnancy.
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Ireland delays vote on abortion bill after night-long debate
Ireland's parliament adjourned debate early on Thursday on a bill that would legalise abortion for the first time, following an overnight session of emotional speeches on an issue that has long polarised the staunchly Roman Catholic country.
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Ireland: Bill legalising abortion passes first hurdle
Legislators in Ireland have voted in favour of a reform that will pave the way for legalising abortion in life-threatening cases.
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UK Backs Extending Gay Marriage, Abortion Rights To Northern Ireland
Britain's House of Commons voted on Tuesday to extend same-sex marriage and abortion rights to Northern Ireland, unless devolved government is restored in Belfast by October 21.
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Daughter's "Soul Consoled": Savita Halappanavar's Parents After Ireland Abortion Vote
"Our daughter's soul is now consoled," the parents of a woman who died of complications in 2012 after being denied abortion by doctors in Ireland said today, a day after the country voted to repeal its stringent abortion laws in a landmark referendum.
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In Northern Ireland, Abortion Rights Groups Clamour For Change
Abortion rights activists in Northern Ireland called on the British government to end what one group described as the province's "Victorian-era abortion ban" after neighbouring Ireland voted by a landslide to liberalise its laws.
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"No More Stigma", Says Irish PM As Country Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban
Ireland on Saturday voted to erase the stigma and burden of shame from hundreds of thousands of women who secretly had abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.
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Ireland Votes Yes To Overturning Abortion Ban
The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland's emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates.
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Ireland Votes To Overturn Abortion Ban, 'Culmination Of A Quiet Revolution,' Prime Minister Says
The Irish are poised to end, perhaps in a landslide, one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world, according to incoming tallies of the votes cast in Friday's referendum.
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Irish Anti-Abortion Campaign Concedes It Has Lost Referendum
The main group opposing the liberalisation ofIreland's abortion law conceded on Saturday that it has lost Friday's referendum by an overwhelming margin, a spokesman said.
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Six Years After Indian Woman's Death, Ireland Set To End Abortion Ban
Ireland will hold an historic referendum on liberalising its abortion law, considered oneof the strictest laws in Europe. The referendum vote to repeal the ban in this traditionally Catholic country was predicted to win by a two-thirds majority.
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Ireland Tipped To Repeal Abortion Ban By A Landslide
Counting begins on Saturday in Ireland's historic referendum on abortion as exit polls showed an overwhelming vote in favour of liberalising some of the strictest laws in Europe.
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Ireland Votes In 'Once-In-A-Generation' Abortion Referendum
Ireland votes on Friday in an abortion referendum that could be a milestone on a path of change in a country that, only a few decades ago, was one of Europe's most socially conservative.
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Northern Ireland Rejects Bid To Relax Abortion Law
The Northern Ireland regional assembly voted against relaxing strict abortion laws on Wednesday, despite a ruling by the Belfast High Court that the legislation breaches human rights.
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Ireland approves 'life-saving' abortions for first time
Irish lawmakers on Friday overwhelmingly approved abortion for the first time in limited cases where the mother's life is at risk, in a vote that revealed deep divisions in the predominantly Catholic nation.
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Ireland votes to allow limited abortion rights for first time
Irish lawmakers voted early Friday to back a controversial new legislation that will allow abortion in limited cases, after the death last year of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian doctor, due to complications from her pregnancy.
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Ireland delays vote on abortion bill after night-long debate
Ireland's parliament adjourned debate early on Thursday on a bill that would legalise abortion for the first time, following an overnight session of emotional speeches on an issue that has long polarised the staunchly Roman Catholic country.
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Ireland: Bill legalising abortion passes first hurdle
Legislators in Ireland have voted in favour of a reform that will pave the way for legalising abortion in life-threatening cases.
