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Ireland prepares for May referendum to repeal abortion ban
Ireland nears May 25 vote to repeal the 1983 Eighth Amendment banning abortion. Polls favor yes but undecided voters may decide. Church influence wanes yet divides priests and bishops over campaigning while secularism grows and both sides stress women’s rights and health.
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