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The Church of England has issued a historic apology for its role in forced adoptions that persisted into the 1970s, following a damning report exposing the brutal realities of mother and baby homes across the UK. Unmarried mothers were routinely separated from their children, treated as failures, and forced into punishing labor, while babies were often viewed as commodities. Despite official policies supporting mothers’ rights, staff ignored them, partnering with adoption agencies to push through traumatic separations. The language and treatment inside these institutions were deeply dehumanizing — a stark betrayal of the church’s moral authority. Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the church, acknowledged the enduring pain and called for lasting change, urging the church to confront this dark legacy and ensure such harm never repeats.

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