Source · Select Committees · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 16
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In this instance, many thousands of mothers have had a lifetime of pain and suffering...
Conclusion
In this instance, many thousands of mothers have had a lifetime of pain and suffering because their babies were taken for adoption. This suffering was compounded by the subsequent branding of them as feckless and uncaring for having irresponsibly “given their child away”. These untruths, the hurtful words implying that women “gave up” their babies for adoption, along with the secrecy and shame that have surrounded their histories for so long have intensified the pain of separation for mother and child.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 3 March 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗