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Skill and Chance
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« on: April 20, 2018, 06:35:01 PM »

To take a hypothetical, if Northern Ireland were part of the Republic of Ireland, would that hurt or help efforts to repeal the abortion law?   
Probably hurt.

Really?  Isn't this a rural/urban issue in Europe as well, and with stronger Catholic than Protestant opposition to abortion in communities of similar density to boot?
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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2018, 05:31:39 PM »

  Were there many prominent people outside of the Catholic Church, say in media, law, business etc, who took an active part in the no campaign?  What I'm wondering is if say the electorate came in at say 65-35, how about the elites? 

If it follows social issue referenda in other Western countries/states/local governments, a 70/30 overall result implies something like 90/10 "elite" support.  However, could Ireland be a local exception (like Utah in the US?) where the elites are very, very religious?  The Dublin results suggest not.
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