I can understand the grief of giving up a baby but I dont see the need for the government to apologise .I grew up in this era and got pregnant my family supported me so I didnt go in a home. Most girls who went into those homes were because their family did not support them and either thew them out or would not have them back after the baby was born unless they had it adopted. Many of the adoptions were at their parents say so because they were minors. It must have been heart breaking for these girls but we need to look at the whole picture and not presume all stories are the same.

@lin2802 …and the parents were influenced by the prevailing dominant social mores of the time reinforced by church and state! The parents were frequently victims of the same prejudice and social shaming that you are promoting and “no” you clearly have NO understanding of the ‘heart break’ involved. No one needs to ‘presume all stories are the same’ to support such an apology - only a modicum of compassion and empathy is required.