It has been revealed that over 3 million people are registered to vote in the upcoming abortion referendum
It is understood that twice as many new voters will take to the polling stations compared to the marriage referendum in 2015.
Of the 3 million registered voters, 125,000 are young people, according to the National Youth Council of Ireland.
James Doorley, who is the deputy director of the National Youth Council of Ireland stated: "It is really heartening that so many young people responded to the call by NYCI and others and took the opportunity to register at events organised by the Union of Students Ireland, SpunOut, individual student unions and community groups in recent weeks to ensure they had the right to vote in the upcoming referendum.”
On Friday, May 25 the country will vote on whether or not they want to remove article 40.3.3 from the Constitution.
Article 40.3.3 reads:
The state acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.
If the majority votes no the eighth amendment will remain in the Constitution.
If the majority votes yes the eighth amendment will be removed from the Constitution. The Oireachtas will be able to bring in laws regulating the termination of a pregnancy.
