'[I]n March 1964 at the age of 14 Mrs Coppin was “discharged” to the Saint Vincent’s Magdalene Laundry, Saint Mary’s Road, Peacock Lane in Cork, County Cork.
The Religious Sisters of Charity operated the Laundry.'

A thread 'Mrs Coppin was subjected to forced labour six days per week, every week ... She was given a heavy rubber apron and wellington boots, and forced to work in the
washroom loading the huge washing machines with dirty laundry from

Earlier this week, Ireland misled the UN Human Rights Committee again re symphysiotomies @UNGeneva @UNHumanRightsEU @HeleneTigroudja @MarciaVJKRAN1 @_IHREC @AmnestyIreland @ICCLtweet

Forced symphysiotomy was a policy

From 1944-1984

1/ Symphysiotomy was not done to save lives.

Doctors' personal belief systems drove the practice.
It was done as a preferred alternative to

Caesarean section which led to birth control which was prohibited by Rome

2/

@maeveorourke @SenLynnRuane @Donnchadhol @seansherlocktd @CharlieFlanagan @ConorUCCLaw @maireadenright @maglaundries Redress schemes can hardly be improved upon. Measures to optimise cost cutting include @maeveorourke @SenLynnRuane @Donnchadhol @seansherlocktd @CharlieFlanagan @ConorUCCLaw @maireadenright @maglaundries 1. The introduction of closing dates for applications. Redress schemes progressed from being open (HepC/HIV) to closed in some cases. The time period was reduced from 60 days (Lourdes) to 20 days (#symphysiotomy).