Australian prime minister Julia Gillard (Julia Gillard) apologize in the assembly in a country with a long history, the policy of the government was forced to abandon their own babies, through decades of tens of thousands of unmarried mothers.
Cried more than 800 people were affected by policy, cheered, as they listened to the houses of parliament in the great hall of the people's apology, and answer a standing ovation, when it is completed.
A year ago by a senate committee investigation, the influence of the now infamous apologize for national policy recommendations. Unmarried mother's pressure, deception and threat, until the early 1970 s from the second world war to give up their children, so they can by married couples, is considered to be in the best interests of children, the committee's report found.
"Today this parliament on behalf of the Australian people responsible for the policies and practices, forcibly from their mothers of babies separation, set up a lifetime of pain and suffering the legacy of an apology," gillard told the audience on Thursday.
"We recognise the impact of these policies and practices to father deep, we recognize that brothers and sisters, paternal grandparents, partners and other family members, these actions," she said.
"We regret shameful practice, deny your mother, your basic right and the responsibility of love and care for your child," she added.
Gillard promised a $5 million ($5 million), for the affected families support services, and help the family reunion.
Is made up of seven members of the senate committee investigating, the role of the federal government in 2010, was forced to adopt western Australia parliament since the 1940 s, until the 1980 s in the state's flawed apology, mother and children.
Western Australia's five national and the local government is the first one to apologize to them, was forced to adopt. Australia has eight such government.
Roman Catholic hospitals in Australia in 2011 apology forced unmarried mothers, to the adoption of the child, and urged the state to accept financial responsibility.
Catholic medical Australia. In Australia's largest non-governmental hospital operator, which provides 10% of hospital beds, adopting such child, married couples that "unfortunately common" since the 1950 s and 1970 s.
Mainly by the law of the country in Australia, but the report did not provide an unmarried mother big benefits, this paper attempts a widow or shall have the right to until 1973, has contributed to the federal government was forced to adopt.
Australia's adoption of peak, before 1972, each year almost 10000 drops rapidly. The report found that this drop may reflect provide benefits, use of oral contraceptives and abortion legalization.
Reported that in an unmarried mother, pass rate is as high as 60%, in the late 1960 s.
The committee is unable to estimate how many adoption was forced to, but said, their Numbers in the thousands.
Gillard after speech, opposition leader Tony abbott also spoke of the apology gesture of bipartisan support.
He questioned the some who saw his choice not sensitive,.
Angela barak, 45, who was adopted as a freshman, said her own mother Pamela o 'brien was broken by abbott laboratories use "real mother", rather than simply "mother". She also said that he should not have mentioned adoptive parents this audience, the speaker or the right, to send their children to others to adopt.
"A shock in there are a lot of children lost their mother, because the child's needs, barak said:" the hall outside.
"People were forced to abandon their children, they were drugged, is cuffed to the bed, they did not give up their children to their children," she added.
Ready and harm, at the age of 15 he gave birth to a disabled son died 13 years later, in the state of looking after, say, abbott is too harsh criticism.
"I think it's a little hard to some people, the poor man," said 60 - year - old man. He said: "we can't say all the right, exactly."
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