Deaths of unwed mothers and babies caused by 'perverse' morality, says Irish PM

The report found that 9,000 children died in 18 different mother and baby homes during the 20th century. Photo: Pixabay

Ireland’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country must "face up to the full truth of our past, ” as a long-awaited report recounted decades of harm done by church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies, where thousands of infants died.

Prime Minister Micheal Martin said young women and their children had paid a heavy price for Ireland’s "perverse religious morality” in past decades.