Call for public inquiry over church-led adoptions that coerced young single mothers into giving up their babiesPressure is mounting for a public inquiry into the adoption of hundreds of thousands of babies born to unmarried women over a 30-year period amid claims from some mothers who say they were coerced into handing over their children.
A letter will be sent to the home secretary,Amber Rudd, next week from solicitors at two eminent law firms calling on her to convene a public inquiry into historical adoption practices in the UK. The solicitors say an inquiry would uncover the truth approximately the practices – stretching over three decades after the halt of the second world war – and hold agencies to account. Related: Christian churches' 'forced adoptions' in the UK: did you lose your child? Related: 'After a lifetime of loss, and church apology is too small,too late' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com