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Poll: Should the 8th Amendment in the Constitution be repealed?

What’s your view?

THIS WEEK A bill calling for a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment was put before the Dáil by TD Clare Daly, sparking Leo Varadkar to say what he felt was wrong with Ireland’s abortion laws.

Pregnancy

Commenting on the news today that a pregnant woman who is clinically dead is being kept alive against her family’s wishes in Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar, the Pro-Life group said that no one wants to see the baby’s life deliberately ended.

Yesterday we asked if you thought that Ireland’s abortion laws are too restrictive, but in light of today’s news we want to know your view on the following:

Poll: Should the 8th Amendment in the Irish Constitution be repealed? 


Poll Results:

Yes (5639)
No (1025)
I don't know (437)

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