Raped and impregnated by a Pakistani soldier, the teenage girl in this photograph will leave her new-born baby for adoption at Mother Teresa`s Home. The government relaxed the law to allow adoption. The first fifteen war-babies from Bangladesh left for their new home by families from abroad in Canada on July 19, 1972. Throughout 1972, the children were adopted and sent to Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Canada and other countries. The government also offered abortions to those victims willing to do so. There has been subsequent debate about the agency of the violated women in deciding for themselves, especially as they were ostracised from their families and perceived by their communities as a visible reminder of rape.



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Stevenson Que

    2021-08-01 00:26:12
    This made me very sad especially for the mothers who will forever bear the scar in their hearts. My prayers to all of them.