Ireland's Mother and Baby Scandal(2020)
A historian in the Republic of Ireland discovered that hundreds of children had died of neglect and malnutrition in a home for unmarried pregnant women run by Catholic nuns.
Movie: Ireland's Mother and Baby Scandal
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A historian in the Republic of Ireland discovered that hundreds of children had died of neglect and malnutrition in a home for unmarried pregnant women run by Catholic nuns.
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2020-01-01
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