Despite being the most catholic country in Europe, the Irish people just voted to legalize abortion in a constitutional referendum yesterday. The result was a landslide for the Yes side. with every single county in the country except one voting yes. Even the majority of conservative rural communities voted yes.

The Irish Catholic Church went all out trying to convince people to vote against the measure but failed woefully. This is the second major defeat for them in 3 years since they lost the gay marriage referendum in 2015.

Catholicism in Ireland is finished. They probably shouldn't have râped so many kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaGj1rJdPKo

I don't think there is a link between a nation's constitution and abortion.

A constitution is the supreme law and specifies how a country's government is constituted and the respective powers of the constituting entities . It makes provision for the enactment of other laws.

A law on abortion is not a constitution.

SouthEastFacts:
I don't think there is a link between a nation's constitution and abortion.

A constitution is the supreme law and specifies how a country's government is constituted and the respective powers of the constituting entities . It makes provision for the enactment of other laws.

A law on abortion is not a constitution.

In 1983, they amended their constitution to ensure that abortion could only be legal if the pregnancy would lead to the mother's death. In practice though, it made abortion practically impossible in virtually all circumstances. There've been miscarrying women who've died because the foetus wasn't removed on time. There was one rape victim who was tied to a bed, force-fed via tubes for weeks and forced to have a C-section after government doctors decided that she was suicidal and trying to starve herself to death.

The main proponent for this draconian amendment was the Catholic Church which had always had a huge influence over Ireland. The amendment was solely about forcing the Church's religious beliefs on everybody and the people who wrote it didn't care about the lives or well-being of Irish women.

Now that the people have repealed it, the government has promised to pass a law legalizing abortion up to 12 weeks with reasonable exceptions for later pregnancies. This is like Saudi or Iranian people voting to remove some of the crazy Islam stuff from their laws. It's a very big deal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland

If you look at the breakdown of exit polls, you can see how exactly how the Church has lost all influence so fast. The younger people were, the more they voted against the church's wishes. Almost 90% of people between 18 and 25 voted to repeal. The only age group that voted the way the church wanted were those 65 and above.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/7165762_abortionreferendum_pngd9d48035380bcb6312949d00f380bf7d

The young people are no longer religious. People of childbearing age are no longer religious and so they're not going to pass it on to their kids. The only people the church has any control over are the elderly and the moment they start dying of old age, that is the end of catholic Ireland.

We have a lot to learn from these guys. Maybe the best way to solve Nigeria's religion problem is to stop our young people from being indoctrinated.

EvilBrain1:


In 1983, they amended their constitution to ensure that abortion could only be legal if the pregnancy would lead to the mother's death. In practice though, it made abortion practically impossible in virtually all circumstances. There've been miscarrying women who've died because the foetus wasn't removed on time. There was one rape victim who was tied to a bed, force-fed via tubes for weeks and forced to have a C-section after government doctors decided that she was suicidal and trying to starve herself to death.

The main proponent for this draconian amendment was the Catholic Church which had always had a huge influence over Ireland. The amendment was solely about forcing the Church's religious beliefs on everybody and the people who wrote it didn't care about the lives or well-being of Irish women.

Now that the people have repealed it, the government has promised to pass a law legalizing abortion up to 12 weeks with reasonable exceptions for later pregnancies. This is like Saudi or Iranian people voting to remove some of the crazy Islam stuff from their laws. It's a very big deal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland

Ok. Thanks

But it is still unconventional.