Many politicians, including those responsible for current child welfare, did not read the report. Astonishingly, numerous members of Dáil Éireann repeated the same false narratives…
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Were women abused in mother and baby homes?
No and kind of! Women were not abused in mother and baby homes, full stop. However, the commission interpreted some of the living conditions as…
Were women imprisoned in mother and baby homes?
No. This is a complete falsehood. Women had to apply for admission to mother and baby homes—none were forcibly placed there by the authorities. As…
Did the Taoiseach read the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes final report?
Micheál Martin operated under the assumption that the commission would deliver the conclusions predetermined by politicians. However, the commission did not fully comply, as including…
Was Ireland a “deeply misogynistic society”?
Emphatic no. If anything, Ireland was a deeply philogynistic society, intent on protecting women. While modern feminists dismiss old-world philogyny as patriarchal condescension, a more…
Did anybody — outside of a few medics — give a damn?
Yes. The commission of investigation were of the opinion that outside of a few medics, no one gave a damn about high infant mortality rates.…
Did the protestant women starve children to death in Dublin?
No. This is a complete falsehood, repeatedly echoed by politicians in parliament and beyond. The claim stems from a misinterpretation of the medical term ‘marasmus,’…
Were children murdered in mother and baby homes?
No. Infanticide continued to occur within families while the mother and baby homes were in operation. Several mothers were convicted of killing their infants and…
Did the commission of investigation make major mistakes?
Yes! The commission made several blunders due mainly to a lack of knowledge of medicine and current scientific research. Even their historical interpretation was often…
Were most illegitimate children born outside mother and baby homes?
Yes – only a fraction of the total number of illegitimate births took place in mother and baby homes. Moreover, many children were reared by…
