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On May 25, Ireland eliminated its near-total ban on abortion, just days before women’s right advocates around the world celebrated the International Day of Action for Women’s Health on May 28. With 64% voter turnout, 66% percent voted in favor of repealing the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution — a 1983 measure that conferred equal rights on the fetus and the mother and banned abortion under almost all circumstances.

Why now? What comes next in Ireland? And what could this mean for the rest of the world? You can find a list of resources that seek to answer these questions included below:

Why now?

What comes next in Ireland?

What could this mean for the rest of the world?