The people of Ireland are set to liberalize its restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, exit polls suggested on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe's most socially conservative countries. The consequent prohibition on abortion was partly lifted in 2013 for cases where the mother's life is in danger. He thinks a majority of voters will choose to liberalize abortion laws. (Max Rossi/Reuters)Judith Taylor, a women and gender studies professor at the University of Toronto, was in Ireland in 1992 when the abortion rules were being challenged. People who voted No haven't lost their right to protest and lobby against abortion, Taylor said.

Source: CBC News May 25, 2018 23:03 UTC