Australia's Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered her historic apology to an estimated 250,000 mothers for the coerced adoptions that they had endured at the hands of social workers, hospitals, and the clergy.
"Friends, as the time for birth came, these babies would be snatched away before they had even held them in their arms," Prime Minister Gillard said during her apology.
"Sometimes, consent was achieved by forgery or fraud. Sometimes women signed adoption papers whilst under the influence of medication.
"Most common of all was the bullying arrogance of a society that presumed to know what was best.
"The hurt did not simply last for a few days or weeks. This was a wound that would not heal."
Complete speech. Time approx 20 min.
"Friends, as the time for birth came, these babies would be snatched away before they had even held them in their arms," Prime Minister Gillard said during her apology.
"Sometimes, consent was achieved by forgery or fraud. Sometimes women signed adoption papers whilst under the influence of medication.
"Most common of all was the bullying arrogance of a society that presumed to know what was best.
"The hurt did not simply last for a few days or weeks. This was a wound that would not heal."
Complete speech. Time approx 20 min.
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