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Ireland sets date for abortion referendum
By EUobserver
Ireland is set to hold a referendum on 25 May to legalise abortion. In a tweet on Wednesday, Ireland's health minister Simon Harris said that the "referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment will take place on Friday, 25th May. The people will have their say." Women in Ireland found to have had illegal abortions can face up to 14 years in jail.