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# Unmarried Mothers

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'Deeply wrong': Labour TD abstains from vote on mother and baby homes inquiry
Labour TD Anne Ferris abstained from the vote criticising the lack of objectivity of the investigation.
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Jan 29th 2015, 9:15 AM
Number of maternity homes a difficulty for mother and baby inquiry
The Commission have been asked to include a wide range of institutions within their scope of their inquiry.
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Jul 16th 2014, 4:32 PM
Almost 500 unclaimed infant bodies were sent to anatomy departments from 1940-65
The handing over of infant remains was legal under the Anatomy Act 1832 so as to provide “legal cadavers” for medical research.
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Jul 16th 2014, 3:37 PM
Over 222 children died in Bethany Home but 1939 report says they appeared 'happy'
One child was taken to hospital with severe whooping cough, conjunctivitis and infected feet.
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Jul 15th 2014, 10:40 PM
This 1940s letter describes the 'decent class' of unmarried mothers who were 'first offenders'
The letter details how one hospital was struggling to find foster mothers for children.
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Jul 14th 2014, 7:25 AM
Opinion: It may seem heartless, but we shouldn't fund an inquiry into religious-run homes
I shudder to imagine what those mothers and their beautiful babies went through. But we need to ask the difficult question: is this the correct use of funds that children living today so badly need?
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Jul 8th 2014, 7:30 PM
Opinion: Mass grave 'filled to the brim with tiny bones and skulls' shows how we cherish children
The bodies of 800 “illegitimate” children, ranging in age from nine years to two days, have been uncovered in Tuam. But do people care any more now than they did then?
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May 31st 2014, 4:00 PM
'It's time to do something' - The forgotten mass grave of 800 babies in Galway
A campaign is now under way to construct a memorial.
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May 27th 2014, 10:56 PM
Australia apologises for 'unethical, dishonest and illegal' forced adoptions
The emotional statement was delivered by Prime Minister Julia Gillard today.
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Mar 21st 2013, 8:31 AM