national apology Archives - Independent Regional Mothers

“Stolen at Birth” Australia’s darkest History of Medical Crimes.

“Stolen at Birth” Australia’s dark History of Medical Crimes.

The institutionalised theft of babies from unwed mothers-to-be began in the 1950s, when it was considered the ideal solution to two pressing social issues.

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/stolen-at-birth-the-painful-legacy-of-australias-forced-adoption-policy

My baby was going to be taken for adoption, irrespective of what I wanted.

NATIONAL APOLOGY P.M. Julia Gillard 21/3/2013

Julia Gillard, Australian Prime Minister, gives a National Apology to mothers who had their babies forcibly removed at birth.

forcedadoptions@dss.gov.au.

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.