The Citizens’ Assembly has voted in favour of abortion being legal without restriction up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
In a vote that took place this afternoon, members of the assembly were asked if women in Ireland should be allowed legal access to abortion without restriction. The members were given a variety of different voting options relating to gestational term limits.
The majority (48%) voted in favour of abortion being legal without restriction up to 12 weeks gestation.
Members voted on 13 reasons that they feel abortion should be lawful, with 36% voting that terminations should not be available without restriction.
An Oireachtas committee is currently being established to examine the Assembly’s recommendations and a report (based on the results of the voting as well as the assembly’s ballots) will be delivered by the end of June.
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