The chilling stories of women in church and state-run mother and baby institutions | ITV News
An ITV investigation has found chilling evidence that unmarried mothers in England fear they were given a dangerous drug now linked to cancers and other serious conditions while in state institutions in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Stilbestrol, commonly known as DES was a synthetic hormone, prescribed to dry up breast milk and recommended for use in mother and baby homes in England for decades. In the 40 years after World War Two, an estimated 200,000 unmarried mothers gave birth in these institutions run by the church or state and were pressured to put their babies up for adoption. ITV’s Tonight programme broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX at 8pm on February 20, titled ‘Forced Adoption: Britain's Silent Scandal’ explores one of Britain’s darkest social injustices and the lifelong consequences. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follows ITV News on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews?lang=en Follow ITV News on Instagram: / itvnews Follow ITV News on Facebook: / itvnews Follow ITV News on Twitter: / itvnews
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