The more than 250,000 single women forced to give up their children for adoption in the United Kingdom in the mid-20th century

Between 1949 and 1976, more than 250,000 single women were forced to give up their children for adoption in the United Kingdom. Marion McMillan was one of these women, who experienced this during that period. The article presents this case as part of a historical context of social and institutional pressure on pregnant single women in Britain at the time. The practice of forcing these women to give up their children was common during these decades, affecting a significant number of people.