Imagine being forced to give up a baby for adoption that you wanted to keep | ABC News

Imagine being forced to give up a baby for adoption that you wanted to keep.

This was the distressing reality for thousands of Australian women and girls back in the 1950s to 1980s, such was the stigma of having a baby outside of wedlock.

In 2013, the Prime Minister Julia Gillard issued a national apology for the loss and the grief suffered by those affected by forced adoption.

But still the fight goes on for greater recognition and compensation.

Dorelle Downs and Margaret Hamilton share their harrowing experiences and their ongoing efforts for justice.

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