UNMARRIED
MOTHERS WERE TOLD THAT ADOPTION WAS THEIR ONLY OPTION
It
was a lie.
An unmarried mother was entitled to keep her baby
An unmarried
mother was entitled to State Benefits to enable her to support herself
and her baby
An unmarried
mother with her baby was entitled to rent- and rate-free housing
An unmarried
mother was entitled to an additional allowance if her baby was handicapped
An unmarried
mother who went out to work was entitled to a priority nursery placement
for her baby
An unmarried
mother was eligible for grants and discretionary allowance for layette,
pram, cot and bedding
An unmarried
mother over 16 who wanted to keep her baby but couldn't care for it
initially had the option of having her child fostered until she could
make a home for her baby
An unmarried
mother under 16 and her baby were entitled to be placed with the same
foster parents until she was eligible for State Benefits and housing
If
they had been told the truth, hundreds of thousands of unmarried mothers
would have kept their babies.
