Case Study

Government of South Australia

Government of South Australia

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® In the past, many in Australian society considered pregnancy outside marriage to be unacceptable. Because of this, beginning soon after World War II and continuing through the 1970s, tens of thousands of vulnerable unmarried mothers were pressured by Australian authorities and hospitals — both state-run and privately operated, often with religious affiliations — to give up their babies for adoption. These mothers were denied information

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