Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
Apparently GP's pressured candidates (unmarried mother's, the less well off, etc) to report to the local nunnery, where they were further pressured into give up their babies for adoption, with promises of a better life for the child, etc. It seems very likely that the government were orchestrating the whole process. This info was shared by an Aunt was told by her doctor to report to Nazareth House, where they promptly tried to get her to give up her pending child. Luckily her parents were supportive and she told them to go to hell, but an incredible amount of pressure was applied, and obviously a lot of lies and coercion.
The same thing happened to my mum 50 odd years ago, she was under age and pregnant, she was not allowed to keep the baby so she went in to a nursing home where she stayed until she gave birth, but that happened to every young girl who was pregnant back then, it was nothing sinister, they just thought it was the best thing to do at the time, they stayed in the homes so they could keep their pregnancy a secret not so they could be brainwashed in to giving up their baby.
My sister went to a great family and had a good childhood.