The MSP says that she is one of 60,000 women who deserve a long overdue 'sorry' from the parliament.
THOUSANDS of unmarried women forced to give their babies up for adoption must get an apology from the Scottish Government, says a prominent politician.
As members of the Scottish Parliament debated the lingering injustice, the politician read out a statement on behalf of terminally ill Marion, whose son was taken from a mother and baby home in 1967. “What happened was a dreadful abuse of our human rights and set in motion lifelong pains and psychological damage to the women and children.“Mothers spent their lives searching for the babies they were forced to hand over. I remember crying and telling the authorities my baby already had a mummy. But they simply took my son from my arms and left me weeping."
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