The campaign to repeal abortion laws gained momentum after the widely publicised case of Halappanavar , a 31-year-old dentist who came to the hospital 17weeks pregnant and complaining of backpain. As an intense debate continues over abortion in the country, Halappanavar’s Karnataka-based father, Andanappa Yalagi, supported the Yes campaign and its use of his daughter’s image. Yalagi told Irish Times, “I will watch this vote. I hope the people of Irelandwill vote yes for abortion, for the ladies of Ireland and the people of Ireland. “Now, voters are about to go to the polls to have their say on arguably the most bitterly and repeatedly contested issue in modern Ireland: abortion.”

Source: Hindustan Times May 18, 2018 14:37 UTC