Advertisement
This Article is From May 26, 2018

Irish Anti-Abortion Campaign Concedes It Has Lost Referendum

Ireland has been the center of a raging debate over whether women should be allowed to terminate pregnancies.

Irish Anti-Abortion Campaign Concedes It Has Lost Referendum
Ireland is now voting to legalize medical termination of pregnancy. (Reuters)

The main group opposing the liberalisation of Ireland's abortion law conceded on Saturday that it has lost Friday's referendum by an overwhelming margin, a spokesman said.

The people of Ireland "weighed it in the balance and it came down on one side. I obviously would have preferred if they had come down on the other," John McGuirk, communications director for the "Save the 8th" campaign told national broadcaster RTE.

"There is no prospect of the (abortion rights) legislation not being passed," McGuirk added.

© Thomson Reuters 2018
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world

Follow us:
Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com