The first exit poll, from the Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI, showed that Dublin, as expected, had voted overwhelmingly for yes. But so too did rural areas, which the no vote had counted on to form a bulwark of conservative support for Ireland’s restrictive status quo. Play Video 0:52 Irish people living abroad return home to vote in abortion referendum – video“We changed our flights,” she said. Nearly nine out of 10 voters between 18 and 24 voted yes, the Irish Times exit poll found. We don’t need abortion in this country.”Her son Stephen, 33, thinks the near-ban on abortion is cruel and puts women’s health in jeopardy.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2018 17:08 UTC