More than 50 years on, Robyn Cohen still lives with the pain of having had her baby forcibly given up for adoption. She's one of a number of Tasmanian women affected by the practice who are fighting for compensation.
Christine Burke, Robyn Cohen and Jo-Anne Vellar gather to mark 12 years since the formal apology for past adoption practices in Tasmania .
A group of almost 20 survivors, with pro bono legal representation, want the process of seeking compensation to be trauma-informed. She said while "no amount of money" would ever undo the harm suffered, compensation would provide recognition of what those affected by forced adoption practices went through.
Ten years ago, Tasmania acknowledged the pain and suffering caused by forced adoptions. There are now calls for the state government to open the way for victims to seek compensation. "But PTSD doesn't go away. It's always there, and there's always some trigger which will come up and it rears its head again.""We lived in secrecy for so long," Ms Cohen said.
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