Mercy Convent Polling Station in Baggot Street, Dublin, takes votes for the referendum on the country's anti-abortion laws. The almost three million-strong electorate was being asked to vote on a government proposal, * to confirm the written constitutional barrier to terminations, except in cases where the life of a mother is considered to be at risk, but ruling out the threat of suicide as a reason for abortion.

Mercy Convent Polling Station in Baggot Street, Dublin, takes votes for the referendum on the country's anti-abortion laws. The almost three million-strong electorate was being asked to vote on a government proposal, * to confirm the written constitutional barrier to terminations, except in cases where the life of a mother is considered to be at risk, but ruling out the threat of suicide as a reason for abortion. Stock Photo
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2000 x 1312 px | 33.9 x 22.2 cm | 13.3 x 8.7 inches | 150dpi

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6 March 2002

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Dublin Republic of Ireland

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Haydn West

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Mercy Convent Polling Station in Baggot Street, Dublin, takes votes for the referendum on the country's anti-abortion laws. The almost three million-strong electorate was being asked to vote on a government proposal, * to confirm the written constitutional barrier to terminations, except in cases where the life of a mother is considered to be at risk, but ruling out the threat of suicide as a reason for abortion.

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