ON A day that will long be remembered as significant in our social history, Ireland has voted to reform its highly-restrictive abortion laws - and has done so emphatically. ON A day that will long be remembered as significant in our social history, Ireland has voted to reform its highly-restrictive abortion laws - and has done so emphatically. It's a big Yes: Stunning victory officially confirmed as 66.4pc vote to reform Ireland's restrictive abortion lawsYes campaigners are tonight taking in a stunning victory after the results were confirmed at Dublin Castle, with a huge majority of voters - some 66.4pc- casting their ballot in favour of repealing the hugely-controversial Eighth Amendment. Instead, an incredible 39 out of 40 constituencies right across the State voted Yes. According to the RTE exit poll, a total of 8pc of voters surveyed said their 'Yes' vote was influenced by Savita's story alone.

Source: Irish Independent May 26, 2018 17:16 UTC