Australian mother’s rights activist, Brenda Coughlan speaks to Fintan Dunne of Irish First Mothers on the Irish Government’s proposed Adoption Information and Tracing Bill, which has been published by Minister Katherine Zappone. Brenda says that the Bill will blackmail adopted persons into signing away their human rights and their freedom to establish their own identity. The Bill will invite natural mothers to legally threaten their own lost child against ever even attempting to contact them.
Mothers affected by forced adoption policies call for royal commission into medical professionals
Forced Adoptions: Mothers want medics investigated
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Mothers affected by the forced adoption policies of 1960s and 70s are calling for an investigation into the medical profession and what they say were illegal and heinous practices. Individual states apologised ahead of Julia Gillard’s national apology in 2013 but mothers are angry that since then there’s been silence. They say a Royal Commission,
Mothers affected by forced adoption policies call for Royal Commission into Medical Profession
ABC AM Radio: Forced Adoptions
ABC Radio 28th July 2015
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Mothers affected by the forced adoption policies of 1960s and 70s
are calling for an investigation into the medical profession and what they say were illegal and heinous practices.
Individual states apologised ahead of Julia Gillard’s national apology in 2013 but mothers are angry that since then there’s been silence.
They say a Royal Commission or a civil class action is needed.
ABC: Mothers affected by forced adoption policies
Mothers affected by forced adoption policies call for royal commission into medical professionals
ABC 28th July 2015
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The stigma surrounding single mothers from 1958 to the mid 1970s and states’ forced adoption policies robbed up to 250,000 women of their babies.
Hospitals pushed adoption consent forms on women, which most do not even remember signing.
Betrayal of Trust
Betrayal of Trust implementation
In April 2012, the Victorian Government initiated a landmark inquiry into the handling of child abuse allegations within religious and other non-government organisations.
The inquiry’s final report, Betrayal of Trust (External link) was tabled in Parliament on 13 November 2013 and contained 15 recommendations. The Victorian Government tabled its response on 8 May 2014 giving support or in-principle support to all of the recommendations.