'Nice-looking girl but her father is Jamaican': Attitude to race impacted on adoption from homes The Commission’s report also found that physical and intellectual disabilities impacted on outcomes for children. By Michelle Hennessy Wednesday 13 Jan 2021, 12:05 AM Jan 13th 2021, 12:05 AM 37,599 Views 25 Comments Image: Sasko Lazarov Image: Sasko Lazarov THE REPORT OF the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes found some children were dismissed as ‘unfit for adoption’ due to their race or because of a disability by religious orders who ran the institutions. Although this was the case for some children in two homes examined by the Commission, the report states there ‘does not appear to have been systematic discrimination against women and children based on their race or mental or physical disability’.