Starmer issues formal apology for UK's historical forced adoptions affecting 185,000 families
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Ian Aikman
3d ago· 4 min readenNews
Summary
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has formally apologized on behalf of the British state for its role in historical forced adoptions in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976. An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from their mothers, with thousands of unmarried women pressured into giving up their children. In a House of Commons statement, Starmer called the practice "a stain on our history" and told affected mothers and families that "the shame is ours," not theirs. The apology follows years of campaigning from affected families.
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· 3 pulledWhat happened to tens of thousands of mothers, children and families was a stain on our history.
The shame is not yours. The shame was never yours. The shame is ours.
An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from their mothers in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, with thousands of women pressured into giving up their children because they were unmarried.
The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.
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