Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
Referendums
Note Total poll as a percentage of the electorate As a percentage of the valid poll (total poll less spoilt votes) Spoilt votes as a percentage of the total poll.

Abortion in the Republic of Ireland

Section Title: Referendums
Table Section Text: Note Total poll as a percentage of the electorate As a percentage of the valid poll (total poll less spoilt votes) Spoilt votes as a percentage of the total poll.

Proposal	Enactment date	Subject	Referendum date	Electorate	Total poll	(%)	For	(%)	Against	(%)	Spoilt	(%)	Ref

8th Amendment	7 October 1983	Recognised the equal right to life of the unborn	7 September 1983	2,358,651	1,265,994	53.7	841,233	66.9	416,136	33.1	8,625	0.7

Gave constitutional recognition to the equal right to life of the unborn to entrench the statutory prohibition of abortion.

12th Amendment Bill	N/A	Exclusion of suicide	25 November 1992	2,542,841	1,733,309	68.2	572,177	34.6	1,079,297	65.4	81,835	4.7

Proposed to prevent risk of suicide being invoked as grounds for an abortion.

13th Amendment	23 December 1992	Right to travel	25 November 1992	2,542,841	1,733,821	68.2	1,035,308	62.4	624,059	37.6	74,454	4.3

Specified that the prohibition of abortion would not limit freedom of travel in and out of the state.

14th Amendment	23 December 1992	Right to information	25 November 1992	2,542,841	1,732,433	68.1	992,833	59.9	665,106	40.1	74,494	4.3

Specified that the prohibition of abortion would not limit the right to distribute information about services in foreign countries.

25th Amendment Bill	N/A	Exclusion of suicide	6 March 2002	2,923,918	1,254,175	42.9	618,485	49.6	629,041	50.4	6,649	0.5

Proposed to prevent risk of suicide being invoked as grounds for an abortion.

36th Amendment	18 September 2018	Repeal of the 8th amendment	25 May 2018	3,367,556	2,159,655	64.13	1,429,981	66.40	723,632	33.60	6,042	0.3

Replaced the protection for life of the unborn with clause permitting legislation regulating the termination of pregnancy.

Sentence(s)

The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was put to a referendum on 7 September 1983 and was approved with 66.9% of the vote.

final_sentence: The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was put to a referendum on 7 September 1983 and was approved with 66.9% of the vote.