Mothers affected by Australia's forced adoption policy
want a royal commission into the medical profession for what they say
were illegal and heinous practices.
The stigma surrounding single
mothers from 1958 to the mid 1970s and states' forced adoption policies
robbed up to 250,000 women of their babies. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek.
Mothers pushing for royal commission into forced adoptions.
Hospitals pushed adoption consent forms on women, which most do not even remember signing.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-28/mothers-call-for-forced-adoption-royal-commission/6652790