Movement for an Adoption Apology

| Scotland’s Formal Apology | MAA Statement to the UK Government response | JCHR Inquiry |

22 March, 2023

TUC Women’s Conference, London, 6-8 March, 2024

MAA was present at the TUC Women’s Conference which took place in central London.

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On International Women’s Day BBC Radio Kent chose to cover the topic of forced adoption. Between the 1940s and 1970s an estimated 250,000 mothers, possibly twice that, were forced to give away their babies for adoption. Social stigmas and attitudes of authorities, including the Church and the UK Government supported mother and baby homes, where newborns were forcibly handed over.

Karen Constantine, Kent County Councillor for Ramsgate was sent to such a home in the 70s and told her story to reporter, Michael Keohan.

Karen is also supporting the Movement for an Adoption Apology in their campaign to get the UK Government to officially apologise for its role in the practise of forced adoption.
Read more from Karen at http://karen4labour.uk