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Survey 1000

Survey 1000 is the most comprehensive research project on U.K. unmarried mothers 1950 - 1975 ever conducted.

1000 former unmarried mothers from a wide variety of backgrounds were interviewed and the results are extremely disturbing. The treatment of unmarried mothers in this 25 year period has been clearly established for the first time.

A summary of the survey shows that:

» Of 1000 former unmarried mothers interviewed, 981 staying in a Church run Unmarried Mothers Home.

» Only 0.3% of unmarried mothers informed of their rights, entitlements and the alternative to adoption

» 98.9% of unmarried mothers were forced or pressured to surrender their babies for adoption.


» 96.4% of unmarried mothers were not given a post-natal examination.

» 35.3% of unmarried mothers suffered secondary infertility


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