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Vote over abortion ban underscores how Ireland is changing

In historically religious Ireland, the voting booths are in churches.

05/25/2018

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Vote over abortion ban underscores how Ireland is changing

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In historically religious Ireland, the voting booths are in churches.

In historically religious Ireland, the voting booths are in churches. But this is not the same country once dominated by Catholicism. A new constitutional amendment up for vote on Friday would allow Parliament to legalize unrestricted abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. And according to initial exit polls, it has succeeded. Nick Schifrin reports.

05/25/2018

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