2013: Australia- babies for adoption by married couples

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard apologizes for the government’s policy of forcing unwed mothers to give up their babies for adoption by married couples from the 1950s to the 1970s

To: 
Unwed mothers
From: 
Australia
Year of Apology: 
2013
Footnote: 
Fox, Andie. “Julia Gillard’s adoption apology comes after an abyss of trauma.” The Guardian. March 22, 2013.