Abortion is prohibited in Ireland. Section 58 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, makes it a criminal offence for a pregnant woman to attempt to procure an abortion, as it is for others to provide assistance to that end. The prohibition was confirmed by the Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, enacted after a referendum in 1983. The new provision, Article 40.3.3, not only outlawed interference by public authorities with the right to life of the unborn, but also provided for a clear positive Obligation to defend it:
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