The complicated truth about adoption reunions

22. juni 2026 · 35m

Guardian news editor David Batty spent years longing to meet his birth mother. But his reunion with the woman who had been forced to give him up was far from a fairytale ending. He explains why the legacy of forced adoption continues to cast such a long shadow. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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The complicated truth about adoption reunions

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