Tens of thousands of women - many of whom were unmarried - are believed to have been made to give up their babies throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
Nicola Sturgeon has issued a"sincere, heartfelt and unreserved apology" to all those impacted by the historical practice of forced adoption.'We can acknowledge the terrible wrongs that were done'
Speaking at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, Ms Sturgeon fought back tears as she issued a formal apology over"the terrible wrongs that were done". In one of her final acts as first minister, she said:"So today, as first minister, on behalf of the Scottish government, I say directly to the mothers who had their babies taken away from them, to the sons and the daughters who were separated from their parents, to the fathers who were denied their rights and to families who have lived with this legacy: for the decades of pain that you have suffered, I offer today a sincere, heartfelt and unreserved apology.
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