Newsweek - After a historic vote legalized abortion in Ireland, the country’s health minister has said new legislation will make the procedure free for all women.
The May referendum was one of the most charged votes in the country’s history. For a land traditionally conservative with huge influence from the Catholic Church, the landslide victory for legalization was a prime example of how liberal voters are increasingly making their mark on legislation.
According to NPR, Health Minister Simon Harris told reporters Wednesday it was “an extraordinarily historic day.” When asked how the country would handle medical expenses for abortions, he said, “Yes, it is my intention that the services will be free.”
When the 19th-century Eighth Amendment law remained in force, thousands of women would travel to the U.K. to have abortions. More would order abortion pills that came from abroad online.
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