# terri harrison

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2022

'Who paid for my flight? Who gave permission to take me out of England?'

Terri Harrison, who was taken from England to Ireland against her will in the 1970s because she was pregnant, wants answers.

Terri Harrison was taken from England to Ireland against her will in 1973 because she was pregnant and unmarried

She was forced into two different mother and baby institutions and her son was adopted without her consent

Decades later, she is still searching for answers, Órla Ryan reports

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Dec 4th 2022, 12:05 AM

'Pregnant from Ireland' - A term many people didn't know until recently, even the women themselves

Redacted Lives, a new podcast series about mother and baby homes, was released this week.

Redacted Lives, a new podcast series about mother and baby homes, was released this week

Episode one explores a certain term you may not have heard before: 'Pregnant from Ireland'

Some women labelled PFIs were brought back from the UK to Ireland against their will, like Terri Harrison

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Nov 13th 2022, 12:05 AM

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'They're waiting for more of us to die': Women whose children were taken react to redress scheme

The Government’s long-awaited Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme was unveiled during the week.

The Government's €800 million Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme was unveiled during the week

Women say basing compensation on their length of stay in an institution is "absolutely disgraceful"

The exclusion of many people born in institutions is a "divide and conquer" strategy, survivors tell Órla Ryan

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Nov 21st 2021, 12:05 AM

'The Irish Handmaid's Tale': Mother and Baby Home survivor says reality was worse than fiction

“We were just like machines for them, they definitely dehumanised us.”

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Jun 19th 2021, 9:00 AM