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National Maternity Hospital: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2021): Holly Cairns: ...system, administered in many cases by nuns, abused generations of girls and women, and led to the death of thousands of infants and young children. This included the Religious Sisters of Charity who ran Magdalen laundries and residential institutions for children. We are still dealing with the legacy of these abuses as the State rallies to limit survivors' rights, their access to the...

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