Justice for Magdalenes group will be voting no in the care referendum. Here's why

The core of their argument is based around the phrasing of the new article which they say entails no legal obligations on the State to actually support carers

(Left to right) Claire McGettrick, Katherine O'Donnell and Maeve O'Rourke from Justice for Magdalenes in 2013. They are among a growing numbers of Irish feminists who are publicly admitting that they will vote ‘No’ on the Green paper ballot. File photo: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland

The upcoming referendum on March 8 has two ballot papers. The white paper asks voters to widen the definition of family to include people living in “other durable relationships” and many Irish feminists seem relatively content to vote yes on that paper.

The Green paper ballot seeks to remove Article 41.2 which discriminatorily characterises women alone as having a "life within the home" and "duties in the home".