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The Daily PollPoll: Do you want a referendum on the Eighth Amendment to be held?
It’s been quite the issue in GE16 over the past week.
IT’S BEEN A debate starter during this week’s campaigning for the general election.
On Thursday, Labour said if it was returned to power, it will hold a referendum on the controversial amendment, which enshrines the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn in the Constitution. Sinn Féin has also said it wants a process see the Eighth repealed.
Fine Gael has been less clear on its intentions, proposing a citizens’ assembly within six months of re-election before deciding if any referendum takes place.
Meanwhile, there is no mention of the Eighth Amendment or abortion in Fianna Fáil’s manifesto.
What do you want? Today, we’re asking: Do you want a referendum on the Eighth Amendment to be held?
Poll Results:
Yes (12989)
No (3553)
Undecided (1096)
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