UK Apologizes for State-Driven Forced Adoptions of 185,000 Babies
TL;DR
Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologizes for the state- and church-backed forced adoptions carried out between 1949 and 1976, affecting about 185,000 children; the government pledges funding to help adoptees access records, reconnect families, and study long-term impacts, following Church of England admissions of responsibility and earlier recommendations.
Topics:worldpolitics#child-rights#church-of-england#forced-adoptions#keir-starmer#politics#uk-government
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