Thousands may sue over illegal adoptions

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Saturday, June 01, 2013

A High Court decision to allow a woman who claims her baby was put up for adoption in the 1970s without her permission to sue for damages could open the door to challenges from thousands of women who had their children taken from them in forced and illegal adoptions.

The woman is suing a religious order and the HSE, as successor to the adoption agency which arranged the placement of her daughter more than 40 years ago, claiming the adoption was done without her knowledge while she was a resident with the order. She is not contesting the adoption order.

The woman claims she was not even consulted when, as a teen mother, the baby was taken for adoption. She says that she suffered psychological harm, among other injuries, due to the defendants’ alleged negligence, breach of duty, and breach of her constitutional rights.

She also claims fraud and undue influence in relation to documents she allegedly signed for the adoption.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/thousands-may-sue-over-illegal-adoptions-232997.html

[madaboutharry]

1. There is a book titled "The Girls Who Went Away" by Ann Fessler

that discusses this very issue here in the United States. It is a sad account of how teen mothers were treated.

[librechik]

2. yay! bring those religious abusers to account!

I was just watching on CSpan a panel discussion about the abuse by the catholic priesthood on it's own most vulnerable responsibilities.

I'm an atheist, but I know there's a way to worship without misogyny, rape, abuse and secrets.

This must stop.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. A movie, The Magdalene Sisters,

covered this issue.
Australia and USA had same scheme.

Australian PM finally apologises for brutal adoption policy which forced single mothers to give up newborns to married couples
March 2012 story

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2296838/Victims-Australias-forced-adoption-scandal-single-mothers-babies-married-couples-finally-offered-apology.html

One of my cousins, in 1960, was sent to a home to have her baby...prissy aunt was more concerned about reputation of her familiy than of her daughter's well being. The poor cousin did not turn out well, afterward.