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Irish PM Leo Varadkar on abortion laws

Irish PM says he will campaign for liberalisation on country's near-total ban on abortion

The prime minister of Ireland has told us he will campaign for the country's near-total ban on abortion to be liberalised. Leo Varadkar had previously said the laws were "too restrictive". A referendum will take place this summer on whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that effectively bans pregnancy terminations. Download the full interview here.

(Image: Leo Varadkar, credit: Getty Images)

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