Defining Diego 4. The Fall of International Adoption

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Oct 24, 202235:48Science & Medicine

The international adoption racket is surging — and it’s gotten way out of control. All over the world, ugly stories begin to surface: of stolen children, shady adoption lawyers, and birth mothers pressured to give up the...

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