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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.

ADOPTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS – CONSULTATION Aug 2016

Mothers are not appendages. Just because children cannot live with their parents does not mean adoption – the only time an adoption is valid if an earthquake occurs and some children’s parents die – they are true orphans – and the present perception and belief a child wont love the permanent carer or foster parent – unless they are adopted – placing adoption equals love. Adoption has nothing to do with caring for children –

To engage with the community, service providers and governments to promote and enhance education on validation of our motherhood – late 1950’s – early 1970’s - new modern medical outlook policies relating to young unmarried pregnant girls introduced in Victoria May 1958.
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Interview held at Parliament House after the Senate Report of the Inquiry into the Commonwealths role in Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices, and was handed down. Peter cries with Max as Max discovers the possibility that his mother may have LOVED him, after reading a newspaper report stating many mother's had their baby illegally removed against their will.