State Archives: Bishops’ fury over open sale of contraceptives

There was a further portent of change in early February 1985 with the introduction of a new Family Planning Bill, providing for the open sale of contraceptives.
State Archives: Bishops’ fury over open sale of contraceptives
Fri, 01 Jan, 2016 - 00:00

This provoked the ire of prominent members of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy.

The new Archbishop of Dublin, Kevin McNamara denounced the bill on the day it was published.

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