Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Amendment permitting out-of-state travel for abortion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1992 (previously bill no. 25 of 1992) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which specified that the protection of the right to life of the unborn does not limit freedom of travel in and out of the state. It was one of three referendums on abortion held on 25 November 1992. It was approved and signed into law on 23 December of the same year.
![]() | It has been suggested that this article be merged with Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1992 and Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland to November 1992 Irish constitutional referendums. (Discuss) Proposed since February 2024. |
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On 25 May 2018, a referendum was passed to replace the current provisions on the right to life of the unborn, on travel and on information with a clause allowing legislation on the termination of pregnancy.