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Citizens’ assembly recommends unrestricted access to abortion in Ireland
BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2051 (Published 25 April 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2051- Gareth Iacobucci
- The BMJ
All women in the Republic of Ireland should be able to access a legal abortion, a public forum has recommended.
The Citizens’ Assembly, which was set up to advise the Irish government on constitutional issues, voted 64% to 36% in favour of introducing unrestricted access to abortion.
The vote can only be legislated for after a public referendum, but raises the prospect of a change to Ireland’s strict abortion laws, which allow a pregnancy to be terminated only if there is a serious risk …
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