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SIXTY-FOUR PER cent of people in Ireland support legislating for the X Case on abortion at the very least, according to a poll conducted by Red C for Paddy Power bookmakers.
The poll, released this afternoon, has found that over a third of the electorate or 35 per cent support the government’s decision to legislate for the X Case allowing for abortion where the mother’s life is at risk, including by suicide.
A further 29 per cent support legalising abortion in Ireland to allow for abortion in any case where a woman requests it, a move that would require a constitutional amendment and therefore a referendum.
However the poll finds that one-in-four or 26 per cent want a constitutional amendment put in place to limit the X Case legislation by excluding the threat of suicide to the mother’s life as a reason for abortion.
Eight per cent of those polled said they did not want to see any legislation for abortion in Ireland at all. In total Red C polled 1,002 adults by telephone between 7 and 9 January.
The poll finds that those in younger age groups have greater support for legalising abortion in any case while older age groups have higher than average support for limiting the X Case.
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The poll results also show stronger support among Fine Gael voters than Fianna Fáil voters for legislating for abortion in any case:
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Interesting that Ivan Yeats said on radio this morning “Alan Shatter may have misled the Dail yesterday, a resigning offence”
Heard that also. Dont usually agree with him but if he did then theres interesting days ahead.
the truth is so scarce in this government and the PR they use is sick to the point of not doing the peoples and countries duties transparently and truthfully
Yawn!
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