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Australia
We were very happy to witness the Australian government apology from Julia Gillard on 21st March 2013, a landmark victory for all those affected by adoption all over the world.
National Apology for Forced Adoptions from Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
Julia Gillard – full apology speech
(21st March 2013)
Formal apology to people affected:
National apology to people affected by forced adoption practices
(21st March 2013)
Canada
19 July 2018
Report calls on Ottawa to apologize to unwed mothers forced to give up babies after Second World War
[ link to main article ]
This website lists the homes women were sent to and allows them to share their story.
Mums the Word
Canadian Council of Natural Mothers
Areas for Consideration of the Inquiry into the Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices: Submission (PDF).
Ireland
30 May 2018
Irish PM apologises to 126 people illegally adopted decades ago
[ link to main article ]
The Politics of Philomena
http://mannixflynn.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/the-politics-of-philomena/ (20th October 2013)
We were pleased to see that the women in Ireland have at last received an apology for their suffering in the Magdalene Laundries.
Apology from Irish Government
(19th February 2013)
New Zealand
11 May 2018
Enquiry on Forced Adoption considered
[link to full article]
[ link to website ]
New Zealand Herald – Adoption by Force – a story of women who had their newborns taken from them
Belgium
Flemish Apology:
www.flanderstoday.eu/politics/flemish-parliament-apologise-forced-adoptions
