Nicola Stureon says sorry - Historical adoption practices: A formal apology, Edinburgh, 22 March 23 65 images Created 22 Mar 2023
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. 22 March 2023.
PICTURED: Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Historical adoption practices: A formal apology. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has delivered a formal apology to those affected by ‘cruel’ historical adoption practices. Many thousands of women – most of them young and unmarried – were forced to give up their babies for adoption until the late 1970s. The First Minister said the forced adoptions were ‘unjust and profoundly wrong’.
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PICTURED: Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Historical adoption practices: A formal apology. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has delivered a formal apology to those affected by ‘cruel’ historical adoption practices. Many thousands of women – most of them young and unmarried – were forced to give up their babies for adoption until the late 1970s. The First Minister said the forced adoptions were ‘unjust and profoundly wrong’.
Credit: Colin D Fisher/CDFIMAGES.COM