"Apologies worthless whilst Australian Government continues with Past Forced Adoption Practises"
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- Created: Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:14
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This speech was read on behalf of the South Australian Government. We have to wonder why they bother to apologise when they have not discontinued the practises listed below that they refer to ...
"That this house recognises that the lives of many members of the South Australian community have been adversely affected by adoption practices which have caused deep distress and hurt, especially for mothers and their children, who are now adults.
We recognise that past adoption practices have profoundly affected the lives of not only these people but also fathers, grand parents, siblings, partners and other family members.
We accept with profound sorrow that many mothers did not give informed consent to the adoption of their children.
To those mothers who were denied the opportunity to love and care for their children, we are deeply sorry.
We recognise that practices of our past mean that there are some members of our community today who remain disconnected from their families of origin.
To those people adopted as children who were denied the opportunity to be loved and cared for by their families of origin, we are deeply sorry.
To those people who were disbelieved for so long, we hear you now; we acknowledge your pain, and we offer you our unreserved and sincere regret and sorrow for those injustices.
To all those hurt, we say sorry".
(Source : http://hansard.parliament.sa.gov.au/pages/loaddoc.aspx?e=1&eD=2012_07_18&c=2)
