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    A ‘Quiet Revolution’ Comes to Ireland

    Thirty-five years after implementing the country’s constitutional ban on abortion, an overwhelming majority of Irish people voted to repeal it.  
    by Yasmeen Serhan May 26, 2018 3 minutes
    Source: Max Rossi / Reuters

    Updated at 1:51 p.m. ET

    DUBLIN—It was clear a big change was coming to Ireland even as the final votes were still being tallied: Exit polls Friday night showed an overwhelming majority of Irish citizens had voted “Yes” to overturn their country’s constitutional ban on abortion. And on Saturday, it was official.

    It was supposed to be a much closer contest, and the overwhelming margin in the final tally conflicted with pollspercent—voted to maintain the abortion ban.

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