Some were not given food, water or any kindness while in hospital.
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They were called sluts, feeble-minded and immoral. They were drugged to erase their memories and prevent them from seeking their babies. They were restrained, often for days, to hospital beds and assaulted in ways that can only be described as rape. Their signatures were forged on the documents required to relinquish the right to keep their own child.
They were tricked into signing adoption papers after being told the papers they were signing were discharge papers or baptismal certificates in cases where they were told their healthy babies were dead. Some were threatened with substantial medical bills if they did not comply. Coercion and manipulation to sign these papers started the moment they were incarcerated in maternity homes and were amplified when they were drugged and exhausted in the minutes and hours immediately after birth.
Many were betrayed by their own families causing irreparable and understandable rifts in families. Some had families duped, by the very people perpetuating the abuse, into believing they were doing the right thing for their daughters by relinquishing guardianship. These naive and terrified girls and young women were horribly betrayed by the very people they should have been able to trust — social workers, nurses, midwives, physicians, nuns, church workers, priests and other clergy.
There is a legacy to this treatment for these now grown women. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress are prevalent. Suicide rates are elevated in this population of women. Substance abuse is one way some cope with both their physical and emotional damage.
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Many of them understandably avoid contact with the medical community and shun religion and authority. Some have joined together and channeled their anger in ways designed to protect other women from similar abductions and mistreatment. They are lifting the veil of silence surrounding this issue and fighting for acknowledgement, justice and compensation. They want to see those responsible for the criminal behaviour they suffered held responsible. Some remain fragile and broken. The stolen children have not fared well either.
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They deal with abandonment issues, lies about their origins and missing medical and genetic information. They feel both guilt and betrayal knowing what actually happened to their mothers. Killer Kane joined a gang called U. Doing anything to survive, he faced life and death consistently. One incident tested the faith of his gang members.
Killer Kane swore his life to the gang. Would he live or die for the U.
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No one but God Knew what Talandas fate was. In and out of jail multiple times, people would often feel his wrath. Dahlia knew where he was headed. She just prayed for the best. Only sixteen, he thought he was living the exciting life of a thug. What was in store for Talanadas and his gang? Did Talandas get life or death? To ask other readers questions about Babyrobbers , please sign up.
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