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In the immediate post-war years, many unmarried mothers came under enormous social pressure to hand over their children to church societies and adoption agencies. ButÌýby 2005 things had radically changed. Under the biggest overhaul of adoption laws in 30 years, unmarried and same-sex couples were allowed to adopt children together for the first time.Ìý

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