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Irish voters repealed the eighth: now it's time to ensure access to abortion care in law and in practice.

Ben Kasstan
Published in: Reproductive health matters (2019)
This commentary discusses Ireland's 25 May 2018 Referendum result to repeal the Eighth Amendment and has two key aims. Firstly, it encourages policy-makers to grasp the full potential of legislative reform by enabling and protecting women's access to abortion care within a continuum of sexual and reproductive healthcare options. Secondly, it calls for urgent clarity about access to abortion care in the interim period of legislative transition.
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