Viewers of Long Lost Family were left furious with the church during last night’s (Wednesday, September 3) episode, as a mother and daughter were reunited after 68 years.
Fans of the show took to social media to slam the institution, with some going so far as to brand the situation “scandalous”.
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What happened on Long Lost Family?
Last night’s edition of the show, hosted by Davina McCall, examined the Mother and Baby Home scandal.
Between the 1940s and the 1970s, an estimated 200,000 unmarried women, many of whom were teenagers, were placed in these homes to give birth to their children. Giving birth outisde wedlock was considered taboo at the time.
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