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Voters in the once deeply Catholic nation backed the move to liberalize abortion laws by a landslide

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Floral tributes are laid at a mural to Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian dentist, who died in 2012 due to the complications of a septic miscarriage at 17 weeks' gestation, in Camden Street, Dublin, Ireland on May 26, 2018, during the Irish referendum on liberalising the abortion law.BARRY CRONIN/Getty Images

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People from the"Yes" campaign react as the results of the votes begin to come in.Peter Morrison/The Associated Press

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People from the"Yes" campaign react.Peter Morrison/The Canadian Press

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A Yes voter poses with a badge as votes are counted in the Irish abortion referendum, at the RDS Conference centre in Dublin on May 26, 2018.PAUL FAITH/Getty Images

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Activists react at the count centre as votes are tallied.CLODAGH KILCOYNE/Reuters

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Activists react at the count centre as votes are tallied folowing yesterday's referendum on liberalizing abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland, May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneCLODAGH KILCOYNE/Reuters

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Observers look on as the count in the Irish referendum takes place.Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

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