In this week's episode, we take a look at how over six decades after the Korean War, South Korea processed the most international adoptions in history and how the demand for a "domestic supply of (adoptable) infants" may be playing a role in increasing threats to autonomy over pregnancy in the US.

Featuring:

Independent Producer and Founder of Rowhome Productions, Alex Lewis
Producer, Schuyler Swenson
Registered Midwife, Lydia Doublestein

Making Contact Team:

Episode Host: Amy Gastelum
Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
Executive Director: Jina Chung
Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Engineer: Jeff Emtman
Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain

Guest Producers:

Producer/Reporter, Anne Noyes Saini
Producer, Schuyler Swenson

Music:

\*Andy G. Cohen, "Bumbler"
\*Zé Trigueiros, "Big Road of Burravoe", "Ponto"
\*Hogan Grip, "Stance Gives You Balance"

Music was changed only in length and volume levels and can be found here: http://www.freemusicarchive.org/.

Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.

Mothers, Markets, and Migration: How South Korea Became a Major Source for International Adoptions