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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harriet Sherwood

Victims of forced adoption step up pressure for UK government apology

Veronica Smith sitting outdoors on overcast day
Veronica Smith said that years after her baby was adopted, her grief ‘flooded out’. Photograph: Mark Pain

Women forced to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s are stepping up pressure on the UK government to issue a formal apology following the lead of the Scottish and Welsh parliaments.

The women and their adopted children are urging MPs to demand the government act on the recommendation of a parliamentary committee that called for a retrospective public apology for the violation of human rights and psychological trauma.

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