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The Church of England has issued a historic apology for its role in forced adoptions that lasted until the mid-1970s, revealing how unmarried mothers and their babies were systematically mistreated in church-run homes. These institutions, often called mother and baby homes, subjected young women to punishing labor and treated infants as commodities for adoption, ignoring policies meant to protect mothers’ rights. Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the church, acknowledged the deep trauma and stigma endured by survivors, calling out the dehumanizing language and systemic failures that ignored the dignity of vulnerable women. This apology marks a painful but necessary reckoning for an institution long silent on its past.

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