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Events on Friday 25 May 2018 2
2018Harvey Weinstein arrestedFilm producer charged with rape and sexual assaultFormer Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to New York police and was charged with rape and criminal sexual assault. The arrest followed a wave of accusations that had sparked the Me Too movement in late 2017. Weinstein was convicted on related charges in 2020.
2018Irish abortion referendumVoters repeal the constitutional ban on abortionIreland voted by a two-to-one margin to repeal the Eighth Amendment, which had banned abortion in nearly all circumstances. The result paved the way for legislation legalizing abortion later in the year. Turnout was high and the outcome marked a major shift in a historically Catholic country.