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Gretchen E. Ely is a Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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When Religious Ideology Drives Abortion Policy, Poor Women Suffer the Consequences
In Northern Ireland, Catholics and Protestants are frequently segregated, with some neighborhoods divided by barbed wire fences , reflecting deep historical conflicts between the faiths . Ninety percent of Northern Ireland’s 1.87 million people are Christian, with Protestants, once the solid...
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