Mary-Frances Fahy: Why I’m voting yes: It’s long-overdue recognition for tens of thousands of ‘other’ family units
Married couples have nothing to fear by updating our antiquated Constitution
Mary-Frances Fahy. Photo Brian Farrell
Voting yes to those amendments to Article 41 would firstly mean that constitutional protection and recognition would be given to other family units, to include co-habitants with or without children, same-sex couples and single parents, rather than to families based on marriage alone.
The amended Article 41.1.3 would remain and the institution of marriage would still have to be guarded with special care.
