Thirteenth Amendment of The Constitution of Ireland - Changes To The Text

Changes To The Text

  • Insertion of new subsection in Article 40.3.3:
This subsection shall not limit freedom to travel between the State and another state.
  • Together, this, and the Fourteenth Amendment made the full text of the constitution in regard to abortion (40.3.3) the following:
The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.
This subsection shall not limit freedom to travel between the State and another state.
This subsection shall not limit freedom to obtain or make available, in the State, subject to such conditions as may be laid down by law, information relating to services lawfully available in another state.

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