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Irish Abortion Vote
Polls suggest Ireland has voted to scrap abortion ban
Exit polls for the Irish referendum suggest that voters have opted to scrap the constitutional amendment banning abortion. The official result is expected today.
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(Image: A voter receives a voting slip from a polling clerk at A polling station in Dublin, Ireland on 25th May 2018, during the Irish referendum on liberalising the abortion law. Credit: Barry Cronin/AFP/Getty Images)
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