A mother who was forced to give up two
daughters when she was a teenager says the country is ignoring the
plight of those who were made to give up their children for adoption in
Ireland’s mother and baby homes.
Having given birth to her first child aged 15, an emotional Sharon told RTÉ’s Liveline that her life had been ruined because her own mother had been allowed to force her to give up her children. “It was illegal to have my children adopted because I was a minor but that didn’t matter to anyone involved,” she said. “My mother couldn’t have done what she did without society allowing her to do so.
Having given birth to her first child aged 15, an emotional Sharon told RTÉ’s Liveline that her life had been ruined because her own mother had been allowed to force her to give up her children. “It was illegal to have my children adopted because I was a minor but that didn’t matter to anyone involved,” she said. “My mother couldn’t have done what she did without society allowing her to do so.