<div class="msg">''<div dir="ltr">''<div>Ireland has voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to overturn the abortion ban by 66 per cent to 33 per cent. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Currently, abortion is only allowed, when a woman's life is at risk, but not in cases of rape, incest or fatal foetal abnormality. A vote in favour of repeal paves the way for the Irish Parliament to legislate for change.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>One of the key cases influencing the debate on abortion in Ireland was that of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar. She died of sepsis in an hospital after being denied abortion during a protracted miscarriage in 2012. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>The Irish Parliament voted to legalise abortion in cases of medical emergencies as well as the risk of suicide in July, 2013. </div></div></div>