This statistic displays the final results of the Irish Abortion Referendum that took place on Friday 25th May 2018. As this statistic shows, the majority of voters were in favor of repealing the eight amendment to the Irish Constitution. The eighth amendment itself limited abortion to cases where the mother's life was at risk, as a result of this vote the Irish Parliament now has the authority to legalize abortion in other cases as well.
Do you approve of the proposal to amend the constitution? The amended text would read: “Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy”
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Yes
66.4%
No
33.6%
Turnout
64.13%
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Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. (May 26, 2018). Do you approve of the proposal to amend the constitution? The amended text would read: “Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy” [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864905/ireland-abortion-referendum-final-results/
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. "Do you approve of the proposal to amend the constitution? The amended text would read: “Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy”." Chart. May 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864905/ireland-abortion-referendum-final-results/
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. (2018). Do you approve of the proposal to amend the constitution? The amended text would read: “Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy”. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864905/ireland-abortion-referendum-final-results/
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. "Do You Approve of The Proposal to Amend The Constitution? The Amended Text Would Read: “provision May Be Made by Law for The Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy”." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864905/ireland-abortion-referendum-final-results/
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Do you approve of the proposal to amend the constitution? The amended text would read: “Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy” Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864905/ireland-abortion-referendum-final-results/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Do you approve of the proposal to amend the constitution? The amended text would read: “Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy” [Graph], Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, May 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864905/ireland-abortion-referendum-final-results/
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