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'''UPDATE: IRISH VOTERS HAVE CHOSEN TO OVERTURN THE ABORTION BAN, AS OF MAY 2018. WE WILL UPDATE THIS PAGE WITH MORE DETAILS ON THE NEW ABORTION POLICY AS FURTHER DETAILS COME.
In the Republic of Ireland, abortion is legally available. In May 2018, Ireland voted to remove the ban on abortion.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/abortion-referendum Irish Times: The Abortion Referendum]</ref> Then, in July 2019, the UK parliament voted to remove the ban on abortion in Northern Ireland.<ref>[https://time.com/5634762/northern-ireland-abortion-law-impact/ After 158 Years U.K. Lawmakers Have Voted to Decriminalize Abortion in Northern Ireland. The Fight's Not Over Yet]</ref>
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Ireland has one of the strictest abortion laws in the word. In Ireland, abortion is illegal except for when the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman. In all other cases, including to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, rape or incest, risk of fetal impairment, social or economic reasons, abortion is prohibited. If a woman obtains an abortion in Ireland, she may be sentenced to fourteen years in prison. If a woman obtains an abortion in Northern Ireland, she may be sentenced to life in prison.<ref>[http://time.com/4531429/medication-abortion-ireland/ How Irish Women Are Getting Around Abortion Laws]</ref>
In the past, Ireland had one of the strictest abortion laws in the word. In Ireland, abortion was illegal, except for when the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman. In all other cases, including to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, rape or incest, risk of fetal impairment, social or economic reasons, abortion was prohibited. If a woman obtained an abortion in Ireland, she could have been sentenced to fourteen years in prison. If a woman obtained an abortion in Northern Ireland, she may be sentenced to life in prison.<ref>[http://time.com/4531429/medication-abortion-ireland/ How Irish Women Are Getting Around Abortion Laws]</ref>


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