In early February, as a referendum approached that had been called by Ireland’s coalition government to consider two proposals to alter the country’s Constitution, polls
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Ireland Rejects Constitution Changes, Keeping ‘Women in the Home’ Language
Voters in Ireland rejected two proposed changes to the country’s Constitution that would have removed language about women’s duties being in the home and broadened
Ireland’s Referendums on Women and Family in the Constitution, Explained
For the past eight decades, Ireland’s Constitution has included language enshrining the role of women in the home, which equality advocates have long seen as
Macron Calls for Enshrining Right to Abortion in French Constitution
Rendering homage to Gisèle Halimi, a feminist lawyer instrumental in the legalization of abortion in France, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that a bill
Lawmakers Back Bill to Enshrine Abortion Rights in France’s Constitution
PARIS — French lawmakers on Thursday backed a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the country’s Constitution, in a move devised as a direct response