Today is a really significant day in Ireland as the report into the Mother and Baby Homes is finally being published.
It was a cruel system which sought to punish and shame women and girls for the perceived 'sin' of pregnancy outside of 'wedlock'
A quick thread:
(📷 : PA)
When vulnerable women and girls needed support, we as a society decided to shut them away and punish them instead
Many children born into the homes still don’t know who their families are, decades on.
Many mothers still don’t know where their children are or what happened to them
Irish society has spent far too long trying to sweep this chapter of recent history under the carpet
Many are still struggling to access their own birth records and files from their time inside the homes. They also face barriers accessing housing, support services, therapy and redress
https://t.co/ll4qZt4DI9