@thismorning: 'They weren't given up. They were taken.' 💔 Diana Defries shares her experience of being forced to part with her newborn daughter at just 16 years old.

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nasimaali462
Nasima Ali462 :
well done for correcting
2026-07-06 18:12:43
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helen_19702
Helen :
Thank goodness times have changed , many young ladies should watch this and realise how lucky they are that we accept this today and all babies stay with their mums 🥰
2026-07-06 20:17:10
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processfinder
ProcessFinder :
Kudos to how calm collective & speaking with eloquence 🙏🏻
2026-07-06 17:06:51
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naima.kelly
Naima Kelly :
🙏🏻😢So terrible 😢
2026-07-06 16:57:12
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issy3212
issy :
Bless you
2026-07-06 18:46:12
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angelajonesoherlihy
angelajonesoherlihy :
omg
2026-07-06 18:58:37
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obviouslyme_v
Obviouslyme_v :
😢😢😢😢 heartbreaking
2026-07-06 16:14:53
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bronwynpatricia
Bronwyn :
Well done on correcting this, TAKEN
2026-07-06 15:46:36
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nightmare_granny
nightmare_granny :
1978 it happened to me but I had one difference and that one difference changed my story I was 15 and my dad although shocked asked me what I wanted and I said I wanted the baby so he stayed by me and refused to send me to home! I have my son and raised him. When I hear these stories it breaks my heart because if not for my dad this would have been me and my life would have been shattered like these poor woman. 💔
2026-07-06 16:19:47
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barnsy_barnes
Barnsy_Barnes :
Well said. The babies were taken.
2026-07-06 15:35:55
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siddypops
siddypops :
Absolutely disgusting! And it’s STILL happening today! When is this gonna stop 💔#Endforcedadoption
2026-07-06 15:43:05
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savagecricket95
Savannah :
these women deserve compensation and recognition for this brutal disregard of their human rights
2026-07-06 18:11:43
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ellieford49
ellieford :
My grandmother gave birth at 15 in 1969 and the gp was on her side however the midwives were vile to her apparently. She was unwed single mother but her parents/my great grandparents supported her every step of the way. These stories are so sad
2026-07-06 18:42:31
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faerie87
faerie87 :
how do we find these babies who were forcibly adopted? my grandma had her baby taken from her in the 50s. as far as we know no proper records. tried to get on long lost family as well to no avail.
2026-07-06 19:58:25
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aoife110388
Aoife110388 :
I was born in 1988 my mam was 18 having me and her mam was so supportive my remembers other girl same age as her was forced to give her baby up and was put on a ward with mothers and their babies my mam was heartbroken for her
2026-07-06 18:52:09
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ltk1958
Lyn :
I was your age in 1974. I know hand on heart my parents would off supported me. So sorry that you had no support ♥️
2026-07-06 22:17:11
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ljm2224
ljm2224 :
Her family not supporting her made her give the baby up for adoption not the authorities.
2026-07-06 16:19:08
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svetlanashapova8
Svetlana Shapova :
They weren’t ‘taken’. Although it was heavily pushed they still ultimately chose to place the child for adoption. They didn’t have to
2026-07-06 19:48:25
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vicgoth55
sandy :
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💔
2026-07-06 16:48:02
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kayliegh.wilkes
❤️ 🤫K A Y L I E G H🫡 ❤️ :
🙏🙏🙏
2026-07-06 16:19:13
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suzanne.xox7
Suzanne xox :
Why is girls shamed and called naughty. Boys and girls experiment it was a man’s world but funny enough it is always the female who get called names. I don’t agree
2026-07-06 18:55:47
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uk.chat
UK chat :
15 and having sex in that era is unbelievable !!
2026-07-06 18:56:25
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