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Protesting Ireland's Illegal Abortions

VICE News traveled to Dublin, where thousands of people marched through the city center, calling for real and realistic abortion access in Ireland.

Ireland is the only country in Europe where abortions are illegal—the only exception is when the pregnancy poses a risk to the mother's life. A recent case involving a migrant who was pregnant as a result of rape and forced to have a C-section tested the limits of Ireland's laws and has angered the country's pro-choice reformers, who are calling for the repeal of the country's Eighth Amendment.

VICE News traveled to Dublin, where thousands of people marched through the city center, calling for real and realistic abortion access in Ireland.