IRELAND
Herald
BY JOHN DOWNING – 11 JUNE 2014
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has said that the treatment of young women who had children outside of marriage was “an abomination” as he unveiled plans for a major state inquiry into religious-run mother and baby homes.
A commission will head up an investigation into the deaths at homes across the country in the wake of the discovery of a mass grave at Tuam, Children’s Affairs Minister, Charlie Flanagan (inset) said.
He said the inquiry will cover the infant mortality rate, vaccines, medical trials, the geographic spread of these institutions and the legal complexities.
The Taoiseach said the inquiry will examine the shameful past of Irish society rather than apportion blame.
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