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Forbidden Children: China's One-Child Policy

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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Are You Ready to Place the Decision About Adoption in the Hands of Strangers?

Parents who are matched with their children through adoption must first prove themselves worthy according to private agencies, state laws, foreign governments and us. Karen evans writes that for parents who were fortunate enough to be paired with a little girl, fly to china, finalize the paper work and bring them home, it was worth it. For them, no amount of hardship, fees or anxiety could eclipse the miraculous feeling of having a child of their own.

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