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Cabinet apologizes to women and their forcibly surrendered children after decades

Cabinet apologizes to women and their forcibly surrendered children after decades

State Secretary Claudia Van Bruggen has offered official apologies on behalf of the Dutch cabinet to women who were coerced into giving up their children for adoption. A new report revealed that many young, unmarried women in vulnerable situations were pressured into relinquishing their children over the past several decades.

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