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Michael D Higgins: Mother and baby homes a 'violation of rights'
Michael D Higgins: Mother and baby homes a 'violation of rights'
The President of Ireland has described what occurred the country's mother-and-baby homes as a "violation of fundamental rights"
of Irish citizens.
Established in the 19th and 20th Centuries, the institutions housed women and girls who became pregnant outside marriage.
A report published on Tuesday found an "appalling level of infant mortality".
"State and Church bear a heavy responsibility for this," said Michael D Higgins.
About 9,000 children died in the 18 institutions under investigation.
The Irish government said the report revealed the country had a "stifling, oppressive and brutally misogynistic culture".
President Higgins said he welcomed the publication of the Commissioners' report.
"The Commission of Investigation's report reminds us of how far short Ireland fell of fulfilling the promise of our Republic, and of how,
the violation of fundamental rights of our fellow citizens was condoned over an extended period of time," he said.
"My thoughts must be, as they have been so often before, of the mothers and of the infants who died; of those children who survived and
who continue to carry the trauma of their early lives."
The president said it was important to go beyond the executive summary of the report and to give "appropriate attention" to sections
that contain the human and personal statements.
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