âMoral and financial ruinâ
Saying she was âincredibly disappointedâ, Rosemary Adaser said in laying blame at the feet of womenâs families, the report did not heed âthe rigidly-imposedâ rules of the Church and State then in place.
Families of unmarried mothers going against those norms would have faced âmoral and financial ruinâ, she said.
Meanwhile, the report did not go far enough on the issue of âforced illegal adoptionsâ, and mothers giving up their babies were âcaptured in a systemâ where they had âno choiceâ, she said.
Reading the report, she felt survivors were being told âit wasnât as bad as you lot make it out to beâ, she said. The treatment of mixed-race children born in the homes had been largely âignoredâ, she said.
Philomena Lee says Ireland must ensure mother and baby home atrocities never happen again
Lee also said she is “dismayed” that some details from the Mother and Baby Homes report were leaked. By Órla Ryan Monday 11 Jan 2021, 12:37 PM Jan 11th 2021, 12:37 PM 21,931 Views 32 Comments
Philomena Lee (file photo)
Philomena Lee (file photo)
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PHILOMENA LEE HAS said Ireland must ensure that the “atrocities” carried out at mother and baby homes and similar institutions are never repeated – saying the country owes it to both survivors and those who have died.
Lee was sent to Sean Ross Abbey mother and baby home in Co Tipperary in 1952 when she was pregnant and her son was later adopted without her consent.
Updated / Monday, 11 Jan 2021
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The 3,000-page report will be published this week
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described as regrettable that the Mother and Baby Homes Commission s report was leaked to the Sunday Independent.
Campaigners and opposition politicians have criticised the leaking of the report, saying the publication of sensitive information had caused more pain for survivors.
Speaking on Newstalk, Mr Martin said that the Government response to the report this week would be comprehensive.
The Taoiseach, who will make a State apology later this week, said the follow through on the report s recommendations would be very important .
He said that in the modern era, various Government reports have been leaked, adding that we will be addressing that issue as well .
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