Human Rights Lawyer Lisa-Marie Komp represents afstandsmoeder Trudy Scheele-Gertsen against the Dutch state. In this episode, she explains the legal situation of the time from 1956 till 1984. Furthermore, she will talk about the legal advice young unmarried pregnant women have been given, the responsibilities of the child care and protection board and what should have been done in order to protect the bond between a mother and her baby.

In this episode Lisa-Marie Komp explains that there is an appointment in court on the 6th of September 2021. Since the recording of this episode, this appointment has been postponed to the 24th of September 2021.

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