Ireland Votes By 66% To Overturn Abortion Ban: Final Result

Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published May 26, 2018 | 11:08 PM

Ireland votes by 66% to overturn abortion ban: final result

Ireland voted by an overwhelming majority to overturn a constitutional ban on abortion in a historic referendum in this traditionally Catholic country, final results showed on Saturday.

Dublin, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th May, 2018 ) :Ireland voted by an overwhelming majority to overturn a constitutional ban on abortion in a historic referendum in this traditionally Catholic country, final results showed on Saturday.

The pro-choice campaign won Friday's referendum with 66 percent of the 2.1 million votes cast, the returning officer said at the central counting centre in Dublin Castle.

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