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Forced adoption- who was responsible?

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PamelaJ1 Fri 27-Mar-26 13:40:39

It must have been an absolutely soul destroying time for those young mothers. Just imagine how scared and distraught they must have felt.
Those that will (hopefully) be giving those apologies will have had nothing to do with decisions made then but if it goes even just a tiny way to easing some of the pain, even after all these years, then it must be done.
It seems inconceivable now how it could have happened.

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Cossy Fri 27-Mar-26 13:30:05

Whoever did these awful things should apologise, I’m not sure who was behind it, but pretty sure it would be a combination of many authorities, including the church, NHS and the government

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Cabbie21 Fri 27-Mar-26 13:22:45

Should the government issue an apology on behalf of the British state for the forced adoptions which were imposed on unmarried mothers?
How did this come about? How did it become part of the system, not just one option among others?
I knew it existed but I do not know where the power came from to enforce adoption on unmarried mothers.

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