After the successful referendum to decriminalise abortion, Ireland will hold yet another referendum to remove an article in it’s 1937 Constitution, which has been criticised as sexist.
Article 41.2 of the Irish Constitution recognises that women in the home are giving “the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved”, adding in a second clause that the State should ensure mothers do not neglect their home duties for economic necessity.
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said that Article 41.2 undermined gender equality and freedom of choice for Irish women.