Abuse in Care National Apology - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:02:18 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Abuse in Care National Apology - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Mothers want forced adoptions included in national apology to abuse in care survivors https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/11/14/mothers-want-forced-adoptions-included-in-national-apology-to-abuse-in-care-survivors/ Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:52:13 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=177916 Women whose newborn babies were forcibly taken for adoption want to be included in today's national apology for abuse in care. The final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care found forced adoptions were often organised by church institutions, state social workers, and medical professionals. Commissioners found many women were either Read more

Mothers want forced adoptions included in national apology to abuse in care survivors... Read more]]> Women whose newborn babies were forcibly taken for adoption want to be included in today's national apology for abuse in care.

The final report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care found forced adoptions were often organised by church institutions, state social workers, and medical professionals.

Commissioners found many women were either not allowed to meet their newborn babies or to bond with them. Read more

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