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Six ways Ireland’s abortion referendum could be hacked this week

Anti-abortion money, Facebook ads and boots-on-the-ground volunteers have piled in from across the world to try and swing Friday’s historic vote. Will they succeed?

By Claire Provost, Mary Fitzgerald and Lara Whyte
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An anti-abortion activist confronts pro-choice campaigners in Dublin, 15 May 2018.

An anti-abortion activist confronts pro-choice campaigners in Dublin, 15 May 2018 | Brian Lawless/PA Wire/PA Images. All rights reserved

Terminating a pregnancy in Ireland is currently punishable with up to 14 years in prison. Polls suggest that while pro-choice campaigns appear to be ahead, one in six voters are not sure how they’ll vote in Friday’s historic abortion referendum, which means the result is too close to call.

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