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it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. im her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. i canjust remember lying there, thinking itd be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it and its high time ou...

I had no idea why. why would you give up a baby? i never understood that as a child. i just couldnt understand. liz was just one of the children caught up in forced adoptions. and whilst many grew up surrounded by love and attention, others did not. i had an identity forced upon me. left me with a sense of not belonging. not really knowing who i was. i feel like i just wasnt the person i was meant to be. i was somebody else. jan shine was born in 1960 to an unmarried 18—year—old mother. her ...

Session of thejoint committee... 0ne government minister told the enquiry he was personally sorry forforced adoption. i recognise the hurt and the pain that occurred, and i am deeply sorry that so many went through this ordeal. i acknowledge the profound...the profound and lasting impact that this had on them. but he stopped short of committing the government to an official apology, something many of the mps questioned. hugely appreciated by these women and by their children and, indeed, by some...

Things along the lines of, "youll do the best thing, this is your only option, "youll give your child to a proper mummy and daddy "because you cant possibly be a parent to your child. you cant. . .youre not... youre not fit to be a mother." some may have embraced the sexual liberations of the era, but society and some of those who worked for it did not. i was 18. i dont think i wanted to believe that i was pregnant for a long time. judy baker was also single and she too came before a persuasive ...

Right, youre in, youre away, youll have your baby, your baby will go for adoption, thats it. it sounds callous. now, absolutely. but the hospital trauma faced by the new young mothers wasnt over. next came the moment of handover. ann keen was taunted by a midwife when she found out she couldnt even say goodbye to her baby son. i went to collect him from the nursery and he wasnt there. she said, "oh, hes gone. 0h, hes gone. i tell you where he is — hes in that room over there, in that building ...

Who denied her pain relief as she was giving birth. when i asked for help, i wasnt given any help for pain. in fact, i was told — ill remember — "you will remember this so as you wont be wicked again, you bad girl, you wont be wicked again." and so...that was really, really difficult. 16—year—old diana defries faced a similar experience in an nhs hospital. as somebody said, "its a girl," she said, "this babys flagged for adoption. im...|ll take her away." and i can remember yelling and s...