“There are years that ask questions, and there are years that answer” – Zora Neale Hurston.  The women of this country have asked all the questions: what is my name, who is my mother, where do I come from, and what more do you want from us? Now, it’s time to answer them. The report from the Mother and Baby Homes Commission doesn’t answer them. It is up to the Government to respond. This report and its weak recommendations are not the adequate response.  The final report published last week describes these institutions, in which so many women and children…

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