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    Ireland Resoundingly Votes To Legalize Abortion

    The country has some of the strictest laws on abortion in the developed world. But that will change, after 66.4 percent of voters chose to repeal a constitutional amendment.
    by Sasha Ingber May 26, 2018 2 minutes
    Supporters of Friday's referendum to repeal Ireland's abortion ban gathered at Dublin Castle on Saturday. Voters overwhelmingly chose to lift abortion restrictions by changing the country's constitution.

    Updated 2:19 p.m. ET

    The people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly to repeal its restrictive abortion ban by changing the country's constitution.

    The results were Saturday evening, local time: Out of the more than 2 million people who participated in Friday's referendum to overturn the Eighth Amendment, which bans nearly all abortion in the socially conservative country, 66.4 percent voted for repeal and 33.6 percent voted against it.

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