Church of Ireland in mother-and-baby home apology
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image captionThe Bethany Home in Dublin was run under a Protestant ethos , but independently managed, Church leaders say
The Church of Ireland has apologised for its role in shaping a society that led to mother-and-baby homes.
But the Church of Ireland said it neither owned nor managed the home.
Mother-and-baby homes housed women and girls who became pregnant outside marriage in the 19th and 20th Centuries; 9,000 children died in the 18 institutions under investigation.
Bethany Home was included in the investigation into Ireland s mother and baby homes that found an appalling level of infant mortality .
BBC News
By Ciara Colhoun
media captionPaul Graham is glad the mother-and-baby home report has been published but believes the Church of Ireland should make an apology
The Church of Ireland should apologise for its involvement in running a Protestant mother and baby home in Dublin, one survivor has said.
Paul Graham, 81, spent his early childhood in Bethany Home - a place for unmarried mothers and their children.
The facility was included in an investigation into Ireland s mother and baby homes that found an appalling level of infant mortality .
The Church of Ireland has said it neither owned nor managed the home.
BBC News
By Ciara Colhoun
media captionPaul Graham is glad the mother-and-baby home report has been published but believes the Church of Ireland should make an apology
The Church of Ireland should apologise for its involvement in running a Protestant mother and baby home in Dublin, one survivor has said.
Paul Graham, 81, spent his early childhood in Bethany Home - a place for unmarried mothers and their children.
The facility was included in an investigation into Ireland s mother and baby homes that found an appalling level of infant mortality .
The Church of Ireland has said it neither owned nor managed the home.