Indledning
Historically, being unmarried and pregnanthas very often been a bad combination. Especially, in a Catholic country like Ireland where mother and baby homes were introduced as a way of dealing with the dilemma.
However, mothers were forced to stay twelvemonths after giving birth and then leave their babies behind.During the time, the homes were in operation hundreds of babies died.
These scandals are now looked into and a final report is due in 2020. In the meantime, Kara Fox from CNN, an American TV-station, has written thearticle”For decades, Ireland's mother and baby homes were shrouded in secrecy.
Some say the veil still hasn't lifted” concerning the homes, survivors and further development. It was published on CNN’s webpage September 9th, 2019.
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Uddrag
The topic of the article is the scandalous events endured by the survivors of the mother and baby homes in Ireland and the aftermath.
Also, Kara Fox looks into the involvement of the Irish state and the church in an attempt to place the responsibility.
The sender of the article is the journalist Kara Fox who represents CNN. Primarily CNN televises new storiesabout the US but in this article, they have crossed the Atlantic to cover a story from Ireland.
Fox’s main focus is on women's issuesinternationally which could have generated her interest in the story in Tuam.
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