Last year while I was driving I listened to a Radio 4 programme about new-born babies that were stolen from mothers and families in Spain deemed unfit to be parents while Spain was under the dictatorship of General Franco. This story has come into the media spotlight once more as an 80 year old Spanish nun attended court on 12 April accused of being involved in alleged baby stealing.
It was heartbreaking listening to mothers who thought their babies had died, many of whom suffered mental illness as they struggled to accept their baby’s death. The families were unable to question the doctors, nurses and nuns involved as they were afraid of General Franco. Baby stealing was deemed to be widespread at the time and the babies were sold on to wealthier families.
This is morally and ethically despicable considering the professions involved. How can a supposed religious person, a nun, justify stealing and selling children? Are three Hail Marys and confession enough to wipe the slate of sin clean? Doctors and nurses also agreeing to abuse their power and decide the fate of families. Chilling.
Bubbly
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