The Free Legal Aid Centres (FLAC) have called on the Government to change the wording of the two referendums proposed for March 8th. The Bills setting up the votes will be considered by the Oireachtas in the coming weeks.
The NGO has provided specific recommendations to strengthen and clarify the ‘family’ and ‘care’ amendments.
In particular, they say expanding the constitutional definition of the family to include to “durable relationships”, “raises many questions about what the amendment will mean in practical terms”.
Noting the use of the term in the Constitution is novel, they advise amending the proposed new wording so that after “durable relationships”, the words “such as that which exists between parents and children” should be added.
