Ireland Overturns Anti-Abortion Law in Referendum, Ramadan ‘Bail Out Campaign’ Spreading Awareness on Mass Incarceration, And Rotary International Peacebuilding Conference in Chicago

By Worldview Staff

May 29, 2018, 4:00pm CT

A woman from the "Yes" campaign reacts after the final result was announced in the Irish referendum on the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution at Dublin Castle, in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, May 26, 2018. AP Photo/Peter Morrison

Ireland Overturns Anti-Abortion Law in Referendum, Ramadan ‘Bail Out Campaign’ Spreading Awareness on Mass Incarceration, And Rotary International Peacebuilding Conference in Chicago

By Worldview Staff

May 29, 2018, 4:00pm CT

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On today’s show:

Ireland voted, overwhelmingly, to repeal its near-complete constitutional ban on abortion. Dr. Gilda Sedgh, a researcher at the Guttmacher Institute, discusses the potential impact.
A group of local organizers have been putting their faith into action with a jail bailout campaign. Nabihah Maqbool, a member of the Believers Bail Out campaign team, and Irene Romulo, director of advocacy at the Chicago Community Bond Fund, join us to discuss.
This year, Chicago will be only U.S. site of six Rotary Presidential Peace Conferences hosted around the world. Conference chair Patricia Merryweather-Arges joins us to highlight the opportunities for partnerships and action towards building a more peaceful world.