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The UK and Ireland face the scandal of post-war forced adoptions

Up to 500,000 children were adopted without maternal consent in the UK and Ireland.

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These practices, rooted in religious traditions, targeted unmarried mothers between the 1940s and 1970s.

The scandal resurfaces with demands for reparations and official recognition.

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Ce scandale historique, longtemps occulté, révèle les violences institutionnelles subies par des milliers de mères et d’enfants, avec des répercussions sociales et juridiques actuelles. Il interroge la responsabilité des États et des institutions religieuses dans ces pratiques.

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