A BRAVE woman from Limerick has requested that her breast cancer surgery is rescheduled so that she can vote in the upcoming Irish referendum.
Sarah Ní Riain from Limerick has asked that her operation be moved to the latest possible date so that she can vote 'Yes' to repeal the 8th Amendment of the Irish constitution.
Her actions have already won praise from @Together4yes, a Twitter account set up to support the ongoing 'yes' campaign, who described her as "brilliant".
Sarah, meanwhile, also featured in an emotional video message briefly explaining her decision on Twitter.
The very brilliant Sarah @froodie requested that her breast cancer surgery be scheduled on the last possible date so that she can vote YES this Friday. She needs your Yes. #yourYESmatters #whoneedsyouryes pic.twitter.com/RWXw8g0nyy
— Together for Yes (@Together4yes) May 21, 2018
"I've request that my breast cancer surgery be delayed until after the referendum, so that I can get home and vote yes on Friday, May 25th. Because my yes matters," she said in the clip.
The decision has garnered praise from like-minded followers online.
"You are very brave Sarah, well done," one tweeted with another describing her as a "hero".
Sarah is an outspoken supporter of the 'Yes' campaign on social media, previously outlining her belief on Facebook that "you can be both pro life and pro choice."
"You can hate the idea of abortion and never want one, and still not deny that choice to others," she said.
"You can hate the idea of abortion and never want one, and still recognise that it can sometimes be the most compassionate option.
"You can hate the idea of abortion and never want one, and still recognise that sometimes a termination is medically necessary.
"You can hate the idea of abortion and never want one, and still believe that the 8th amendment has no place in the Irish constitution and should be removed.
"The Yes campaign knows this. I don't think the No campaign does."
You can be both pro life and pro choice.
You can hate the idea of abortion and never want one, and still not deny that...
Posted by Sarah Ní Riain on Thursday, April 26, 2018
The decision comes just after actor John Connors came out in support of the 'No' vote on social media, after posting an open letter on the topic to Twitter.
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