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02 June 2018 02 Jun 2018

Volume 26 | Issue 6

ISSN (Print): 0969-4900

ISSN (Online): 2052-4307

A quiet revolution? It's not where you'd think

It's been a long time coming, but on 26 May in a so-called ‘quiet revolution’ (BBC, 2018), the Republic of Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment of its constitution, ending some of the strictest abortion legislation in Europe. The significance of the result—as an endorsement of women's right to choose and as a promise to protect those previously forced to travel to the UK—cannot be overstated.

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