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For Bio info click on - About - tab and 'A bit about me' Dr. Christine A. Cole Convenor Apology Alliance Australia

Center for Bioethics and Culture

A Review of “Surrogacy and Limitations to Freedom of Contract: Toward Being More Fully Human” by Adeline A. Allen in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy — Read on http://www.cbc-network.org/2018/06/surrogacy-contracts-a-blight-on-the-human-dignity-of-surrogate-mothers-and-the-children-they-bear/ When a poor single young mother is told she must … Continue reading

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Truth Be Told Human Beings Should Never Be Bought or Sold Short-Sleeve – Adoptee Merch.

This makes for a great staple t-shirt. It’s made of a thicker, heavier cotton, but it’s still soft. And the double stitching on the neckline and sleeves add more durability to what is sure to be a favorite! • 100% … Continue reading

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Deborra-lee Furness child saver or child trafficker? | Apology Alliance Australia

The Hon. Justice Peter McClellan sounded as if he’d had his fill of the child savers http://www.liftingtheveil.org/special-reports/australian-inquiries-continue-review-of-abuses Deborra-lee Furness has been nominated as NSW’s Australian of the Year.  I am outraged! Furness an adoptive mother who has pushed her own … Continue reading

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Adopted children should remain close to birth families, study suggests | Children & Young People Now

Read Adopted children should remain close to birth families, study suggests and the latest children services news & best practice on Children & Young People Now — Read on http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/2004980/adopted-children-should-remain-close-to-birth-families-study-suggests When parents get divorced it would be considered child abuse … Continue reading

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Vatican ‘sought deal’ with Irish State to bury church documents

Vatican ‘sought deal’ with Irish State to bury church documents — Read on http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/vatican-sought-deal-with-irish-state-to-bury-church-documents-1.3587955

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Brief Overview of the History of the Apology Alliance Australia | Forced Adoptions History Project

Brief Overview of the History of the Apology Alliance Australia | Forced Adoptions History Project — Read on forcedadoptions.naa.gov.au/content/brief-overview-history-apology-alliance-australia

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“I never got to see my baby’s face.” At 16, Christine’s newborn baby was stolen from her.

https://www.mamamia.com.au/stolen-babies/ Dr. Christine Cole https://www.mamamia.com.au/stolen-babies/     COVER STORY: “I never got to see my baby’s face.” At 16, Christine’s newborn baby was stolen from her. Dr. Christine Cole As a young woman I fell pregnant to my boyfriend of … Continue reading

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Stolen at Birth: The Painful Legacy of Australia’s Forced Adoption Policy

The institutionalized theft of babies from unwed mothers-to-be began in the aftermath of WWII, when it was considered the ideal solution to two pressing social issues: married couples unable to conceive, and the unpalatable number of single women giving birth … Continue reading

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Releasing the Past: Mothers’ Stories  of their Stolen Babies

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Australian Psychological Ass: Forced Adoption

https://www.psychology.org.au/inpsych/2016/june/forced-adoptions/   By Marguerite Hone, Project Officer, and Dr Lyn O’Grady MAPS, National Project Manager, Strategic Development and Public Interest, APS National Office Historical context “I will never fully heal from the grief and trauma of losing my baby the way I … Continue reading

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