Irish Abortion Referendum (2018)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ballotQuestion Do you approve of the proposal to amend the Constitution contained in the undermentioned Bill?
gptkbp:campaignGroupNo Save the 8th
gptkbp:campaignGroupYes gptkb:Together_for_Yes
gptkbp:constitutionalChange removal of Article 40.3.3°
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:date 25 May 2018
gptkbp:enabledLegislation gptkb:Health_(Regulation_of_Termination_of_Pregnancy)_Act_2018
gptkbp:followedBy legalisation of abortion in Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Irish Abortion Referendum (2018)
gptkbp:impact significant change in Irish social policy
gptkbp:internationalResponse praised by human rights groups
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international attention
gptkbp:notableSupportersNo gptkb:David_Quinn
John McGuirk
gptkbp:notableSupportersYes gptkb:Leo_Varadkar
gptkb:Simon_Harris
gptkbp:numberOfIssues abortion rights
gptkbp:officialName Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:purpose to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
gptkbp:result No: 33.6%
Yes: 66.4%
gptkbp:voterTurnout 64.13%
gptkbp:votingSystem simple majority
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Referendum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7