Voters in Ireland appear to have voted overwhelmingly in favor of overturning Ireland’s Eighth Amendment, a move that would repeal the country’s laws that essentially ban abortions.
According to an exit poll from the Irish Times, 68 percent of voters cast their ballot on Friday for repealing the Eighth Amendment, in comparison to 32 percent who voted to keep it intact.
While only 13 percent of voters in Ireland aged 18 to 24 voted for the Eighth Amendment to remain, that number increased to 37 percent among voters aged 50 to 64.
Abortion laws in Ireland are rooted in the country’s Eighth Amendment, and ban abortions in most situations, including rape, incest, or if the mother’s health is in jeopardy.
The official result is expected to be released Saturday. Should the Eighth Amendment be repealed, abortion would become legal in Ireland.
The poll had a sample size of 4,500 voters who were interviewed after they cast their ballots on Friday. Its margin of error is plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.
