IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Divorce issue raised in the south of Ireland

· Socialist Challenge No. 215, 1 October 1981 · pp. 11-13 of the scan · 836 words

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Divorce banned under the 1938 Irish Constitution, but headed by Garret Fitz Gerald, to establish an all-party committee on the protection ot marste and the Dro blems marriage breakdown' been linked an attempt the Southern Irish government to win over the Protestants of the North to the idea of a united Ireland. Effect In this respect at is unikely to have much cffect, as many of the mote evangelical Protestans are as hostile to divorce as is survey has also indicated that only 17 ner COLE of women questioned in the nion poll were even aware that divorce was iflegal in the Soe .

real beneficianes ot a change in the divers law in the South would be the women who live under 18215 Divorce Action Group in Sociatist Challenge * Octeter 1981 "Page 12 THE Southern Irish government has, at long last, taken a tentative step towards questioning the existing divorce law in the 25 counties. the South estimate that as many as 50,000 people in the South are separated get divorce.

The oniv ontion these people have is to apply for a special mariage catalment to the Catholic ChurCh. Last ver out 0 62 applications, only 79 annulments were granted.

There substantial evidence of growing sup port among the southern population for a removal of the prohibition on livorce In a 1972 survey only 22 per cent of thos questioned came agalast ine presene law in another poll, this had risen recent survey showed per cent of those questionedwant a changed in the law.

chrorce disastrous effects besides the obvious one of legally binding them to a man for For instance. if a rortunate enough to get her marriage Groups to change divorce laws are forming annulled, because the marriage is then decmed legalman cannot be ordered to support the woman he was If the law is to be eventually changed ir will have to go to a referendum. The Catholic Church can be expected campaign heavily against change, but 3T313 Fail opposition is, at the moment, being more relWhen Fianna Fail was office year, however, it rejected the дурс of proposal Fitz Gerald is now making. But the obvious growth of sup port tor a change in the aw may make it difficul rightly reject any moves towards liberalisation

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