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The Magdalene Laundries
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The Catholic Church in Ireland profited from trafficking 300,000 women who were incarcerated in the Magdalene laundries and mothers homes over the course of 231 years, rather than providing social services to the island of Ireland. Any complaints of harsh treatment were initially dismissed due to the religious orders' control over the institutions.

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