History of the Catholic Church in Ireland repressing people:
1944 - opposed the introduction of tampons
1950 - resisted the government's 'mother and child scheme' (which i think brought down the government)
1970 - opposed allowing Catholics studying at Trinity College (which was a protestant University)
1985 - resisted introduction of contraception (which was eventually decriminalised, and then in the 90s when students unions started giving away condoms for free - because it was still illegal to sell them, eventually the ban was lifted)
1986 - opposed a referendum on divorce
1993 - opposed decriminalisation of same-sex activity
1996 - again opposed divorce (which is now allowed only after a couple has separated for 5 years)
2005 - resisted the Ferns report investigating a history child abuse
2010 - resisted legislation which allowed civil partnership
2013 - oppose legislation which allow abortions if the mother's life is a risk from suicide (which was required by a supreme court case in 1992, but 7 consecutive governments failed to legislate for, and only happened after Savita Halappanavar died during her pregnancy while begging for an abortion - note she was not suicidal, so this legislation doesn't change much, it was just politicians wanting to be seen 'doing something
)
2015 - opposed the marriage equality referendum (where Irish people voted 2:1 to make grá the law, ie anyone who wants to get married can).

Oh, but don't say their oppressive or even fascistic or you'll offend the mods. You can only say how wonderful and sweet that record is. They're just being lovely and kind to those women and gays!

How bout Britain denuding Ireland of all its trees to make sailing ships in 17-18th centuries? #1 job if you're in power is to stay in power.

Trees pollute the landscape.

Fortunately today we have Americans funding the anti-woman organisations which support the churches position.

http://www.thejournal.ie/youth-defence-abortion-3271686-Mar2017/

For a bit of background: after the death of an Indian woman (from septic shock) while going through complications during pregnancy and begging for an abortion, (in 2013) the 21 year old issue of abortion when the mother's health/life was at risk was re-opened. And the government legislated for abortion in the case of a suicide risk.

This was not considered enough (especially given the woman in question wasn't a suicide risk, so this legislation wouldn't have saved her life) and was opposed by the church.

The new government of the day decided to partially wash its hands of the issue by setting up an independent 'citizen's assembly', to come up with recommendations for any future constitutional change. Which will eventually report back, to have out elected representatives form a committee to possibly hold a referedum in 2018 (5 years after the death of Savita - because the legislators will not do their frakking jobs, lacking political courage to oppose the church).

Meanwhile, US funding pours into Ireland because they love to refer to the one 'christian' country which outlaws abortion as some kind of example to the US that they should over-turn roe vs wade. They can't afford to lose this shining beacon.

Where in actuality we have been uncovering mass graves of dead babies, covered up by the Catholic Church authorities who the state delegated responcibility for the care of unwed mothers. I can't think of a better example to follow.

Anti-woman, in the extreme, there is no pro-life in this story.