Church of England apologises for role in forced adoptions

Thousands of unmarried women were pressured to give up their babies between 1949 and 1976.

Archbishop of Canterbury Apologizes for Church of England’s Role in Forced Adoptions

Tens of thousands of babies were taken from unmarried women and girls from the 1950s to the 1980s in England and Wales.

By Megan Specia

Church of England apologises for role in forced adoptions

Church ‘profoundly sorry’ for pain caused to mothers and children separated at birth between 1940s and 1980s The Church of England has made a long-awaited apology for its role in forced adoptions after the second world war. Hundreds of thousands of children were forcibly separated from their mothers in the UK between the 1940s and the 1980s. Survivors testify to suffering abuse, neglect and lifelong trauma. Continue reading...

By Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent

Church of England apologizes for its role in decades of forced adoptions

The Church of England apologized Thursday for its role in forced adoptions as recent as the mid-1970s, acknowledging the painful experiences of many unmarried women at so-called mother and baby homes in the United Kingdom that were affiliated with the church.

Church of England apologises for ‘pain and trauma’ of forced adoption

Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally said the impact on families had been “lifelong” for many and noted survivors having spoken of the ‘indignity’ they faced

By Aine Fox

Church of England leader apologises for historical forced adoption practice

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, apologised for the Church of England’s role in forced adoption practices in the decades following World War Two, when roughly 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers across England and Wales. “We are profoundly sorry for the pain, trauma and stigma experienced – and still carried – by many […]