Ireland to hold abortion referendum weeks before pope's visit

Voters will go to polls in May or June to decide whether to repeal near-total constitutional ban on abortion Ireland will hold a referendum next year on whether to repeal its constitutional ban on abortion in almost all cases – just a few weeks before Pope Francis visits.
The prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has previously said the eighth amendment, which makes abortion illegal unless there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother, is “too restrictive”. Continue re