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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 70s6653058-3x2-340x227 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.

Rachael Brown reports.

RACHAEL BROWN: History records it as forced adoption. Affected mothers say it was nothing short of abduction.

JUNE SMITH: A nun came out and she grabbed him from my arms and ran away, and I’m running behind her going, “No, no, no,” and another nun pushed me in a seat and was throwing paper after paper: “Sign here, sign here”.

I don’t even know what I signed and the last thing I remember – I don’t remember getting home – was going into their chapel and throwing myself on the floor and asking God, who I no longer believe in, give me back my baby.

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Filed Under: Article, Government July 28, 2015 By admin

ABDUCTION FOR INFERTILE COUPLES

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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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Memorial Statue Recognises Forced Adoptions – Catholic Life April 2017

The Catholic Diocese of Sale, Victoria published this article recognising forced adoptions in this article on page five in their publcation Catholic Life April 2017.

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Irish Mothers placed an Irish flag on a picture of our memorial of CHERISHED MOTHER AND CHILD and published it in support of mothers in Australia and to show Irish Mothers this International Historical Event. IRM placed an Australian flag at the monument in Sale, with an Irish Leprechaun in honour all Irish Mothers and show our support for their struggle for justice.

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