TAG: Ireland

Opposing reactions to abortion in Argentina and Ireland

Pope Calls Abortion ‘White Glove’ Equivalent of Nazi Crimes – The New York Times Argentina’s top bishop says abortion is ‘not a right, but a tragedy’ – Crux Now Argentina Bishops: Abortion Vote Shows We Have Work to Do – National Catholic Register In Pope’s Argentina, bishops gear up to fight permissive abortion bill – Crux […]

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Ireland

Ireland on Monday became the latest country to officially extend marriage rights to same-sex couples.Gays and lesbians as of 2:15 p.m. local time (9:15 a.m. EST) can now apply for marriage licenses. Ireland will also recognize same-sex marriages that were legally performed in other jurisdictions. Gays and lesbians who had previously applied for a civil […]

Same-sex marriage in June 2015

As we know June is always important for LGBT rights. But this year the month has been especially productive in respect to the same marriage agenda. This trail, in fact, began a month earlier in Ireland, where a referendum has granted these right to those demanding them for a long time. Ireland it should be […]

“The Republic of Love”

By Anne Mulhall On the complex achievement of the same sex marriage referendum in Ireland The importance of the political mobilization of working-class communities in Dublin in the process of building a self-organized and powerful anti-austerity movement cannot be overstated, and this was a decisive factor in the marriage referendum passing. Voters in Jobstown and […]

Ireland Legalizes Gay Marriage, But Abortion Rights Remain Non-Existent

Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage through a national vote — a kind of paradoxical feat, considering the Catholic Church’s long-lasting influence on the county’s laws and beliefs.

A pregnant, suicidal rape victim fought Ireland’s new abortion law. The law won

It sounded like a strawman, until it wasn’t. Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton / Getty There is one thing that suicidal rape victims need: immediate assistance.But for one young woman in Ireland who was pregnant and seeking an abortion after reportedly being attacked, the only thing her government offered was the slow, bureaucratic violation of her humanity. […]

Thousands of child abuse cases in Ireland

Ireland: For decades, thousands of Irish children suffered soul-crushing lives of forced labor, beatings and molestation in institutions run by Roman Catholic religious orders.