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Government criticised over Adoption Bill
From the Irish Times:
THE BODY representing all adoption agencies in the State has criticised the Government for moving to pass the Adoption Bill before holding a planned referendum on the rights of the child.
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“We take the view that it is a case of putting the cart before the horse. We needed a referendum on the rights of the child and then the Adoption Bill,” said Marian Bennett, a social worker on the council’s ethics committee. “It’s probably too late now to amend the Adoption Bill,” she added.
She said adopted children are still being denied basic information about who they are and access to their birth certificates, which was their basic human right.
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