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Amendments sought
Minister Eamon Ryan has said the removal of the word ‘mother’ from the constitution will make the document “stronger” while calling for a ‘yes’ vote on Friday.
Women Workers’ Union
Numerous Irish Ministers have suggested that the Irish Constitution says a “woman’s place is in the home” ahead of the referendum – a claim which the Electoral Commission has confirmed is false. Ben Scallan presses Minister Norma Foley about this “constant” misinformation:
Simon Harris says it is “entirely true” that the government could increase funding for carers, with or without a ‘Yes’ vote in the care referendum, despite Roderic O’Gorman’s claim that the referendum would help to secure such funding. Question by Ben Scallan.
Deleting the words woman and mother from Article 41.2 of the constitution is a step towards the erasure of sex differences on the path towards a dystopian ‘brave new world’.
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