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A Victorian redress scheme to assist the women and their children who were affected by historical forced adoptions should be picked up by other states and territories to acknowledge their role in the harm, Australian Lawyers Alliance said.
For the greater part of the 20th century Ireland was marked by a culture of shame that separated thousands of women from their children, many of whom were forcibly given up for adoption. The trauma inflicted by these separations was compounded by legal barriers that prevented adopted people from accessing information about themselves. However, on Tuesday May 12, the Irish government published a draft bill that would give those adopted the right to access their birth information. This comes in the wake of decades of activism by adopted people and their supporters, and has the potential to sig...
'); 'Illegitimate children could contaminate the morals of society so had to be hidden and illegally adopted' Adopted people and survivors of mother and baby homes say forced adoption was widespread, regardless of what the commission says. By Órla Ryan Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 8:00 AM Jan 17th 2021, 8:00 AM 33,005 Views 0 Comments File photo Source: Shutterstock/ChameleonsEye SURVIVORS AND CAMPAIGNERS have criticised how the final repor...