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The Church of England has "profoundly" apologised to mothers and children for its role in forced adoptions for the first time.
Thousands of unmarried mothers were pressured into giving up their babies between 1949 and 1976. In a formal apology the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullaly told victims "You have nothing to be ashamed of. The shame is ours".
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00:00The first thing I'd want to say is how profoundly sorry we are for those who have been affected by
00:07the practices at homes that are affiliated to the Church of England for the pain, the trauma and the stigma
00:15that they experienced and still carried today.
00:20They have nothing to be ashamed of. The shame is ours.
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