Victims of Northern Ireland mother and baby homes speak out as report published
A woman born in a Magdalene Laundry in Belfast has said “coercion and control” played a major role in her adoption, as victims of the institutions tell their stories in a report on mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland.
Maria Cogley was adopted when she was less than two weeks old and was part of the Truth Recovery Independent Panel which published its final report into the workings of the homes.
Another panel member, Roisin McGlone, who was admitted to a mother and baby home when she was 14, said she hopes “traumatised young girls and women feel strong” as the truth of what happened to them begins to come to light.
On Tuesday the panel published their findings on the homes that were run by the Catholic Church, religious orders, some Protestant denominations, and the State, until the 1990s.
It includes a number of recommendations for a planned public inquiry into the organisations.
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