Ireland compensates unmarried mothers and abused children in state homes from $900 million fund
In Ireland, the once dominant Catholic Church shares power with the government in overseeing daily life by running schools, hospitals and social welfare programmes. But in recent years, Irish have steadily rejected directives from the church, overturning constitutional provisions for divorce, birth control, same-sex marriage and abortion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/11/17/ireland-mother-baby-homes-compensation-scheme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world | Ireland compensates unmarried mothers and abused children in state homes from $900 million fund
