Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1992 (previously bill no. 26 of 1992) is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which specified that the protection of the right to life of the unborn did not limit the right to distribute information about services in foreign countries. 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.

Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
25 November 1992 (1992-11-25)
To specify that the prohibition of abortion would not limit the right to distribute information about abortion services in foreign countries
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 992,833 59.88%
No 665,106 40.12%
Valid votes 1,657,939 95.70%
Invalid or blank votes 74,494 4.30%
Total votes 1,732,433 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 2,542,841 68.13%

On 25 May 2018, a referendum was passed to replace the provision on the right to life of the unborn with a clause allowing legislation on the termination of pregnancy.

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