Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
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title:
Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
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The Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which permits the Oireachtas to legislate for abortion. The constitution had previously prohibited abortion, unless there was a serious risk to the life of the mother. The proposal is often described as the Repeal of the Eighth Amendment, referring to the 1983 constitutional amendment which guaranteed the right to life of fetuses, making abortion illegal unless the pregnancy is life-threateni
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2018 amendment liberalising abortion laws
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-sixth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
date created:
2018-01-18T14:45:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T18:25:04Z
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