by Shane Phelan The women at the center of the St Patrick’s Guild baby mix-up scandal are seeking court approval to bring lawsuits against the former adoption society. A joint application on behalf of Helen Maguire (71) and Christine Skipsey (52) was filed with the High Court by their solicitors last week, the Irish Independent has learned. A similar application …
The trauma of separation from their babies faced by 19th century unmarried mothers is still raw in responses to the Foundling Museum’s forthcoming show. Donations to fund an exhibition on unmarried women who were forced to give away their babies – dubbed “fallen women” in the 19th century – have been accompanied by poignant comments that show how deep the …
By Katy Migiro and Tom Esslemont KAMPALA/LONDON, May 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The first time Jaja, a Ugandan woman, saw her one-year-old granddaughter, she was in the arms of an American man who she was told had “bought” the child. The toddler was sitting with the man and his wife, eating biscuits and drinking juice, as they sought legal …
