UN committee seeks Irish abortion vote

Economic, social and cultural rights panel also calls for referendum on position of women in society

On women’s sexual and reproductive health, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights said it was concerned at Ireland’s “highly restrictive legislation on abortion”. File photograph: Getty Images

On women’s sexual and reproductive health, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights said it was concerned at Ireland’s “highly restrictive legislation on abortion”. File photograph: Getty Images

Two referendums must be held to vindicate the economic, social and cultural rights of women in Ireland, according to the United Nations.

A referendum on abortion and another on the position of women are necessary, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights said in a report.

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