Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar speaks at Dublin Castle in Dublin on May 26, 2018 after the official result in the abortion referendum revealed a landslide decision in favour of repealing the constitutional ban on abortions. Ireland voted by a landslide to ditch its strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum hailed by Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Saturday as a “quiet revolution”, triggering scenes of jubilation in Dublin. Final results showed 66 percent of voters in what has been a traditionally staunchly Catholic country backed repealing the constitutional ban on terminations. Paul FAITH / AFP
Ireland on Saturday voted to erase the stigma and burden of shame from hundreds of thousands of women who secretly had abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.
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