- Headline: "Unborn Babies for Sale"
- Source: Dong-A Ilbo
- Date of Publication: April 29, 1975
- Summary:
Across the United States, except for Minnesota, Connecticut, and Delaware, private adoption agencies operate legally to arrange placements for babies born to unwed mothers through attorneys before birth. As demand for Caucasian infants exceeds supply, an alarming black-market trade has emerged, with reports of babies being sold for thousands of dollars, prompting congressional authorities to launch an official investigation into the matter. From the aftermath of World War II through the 1970s, Western societies maintained severe social stigma and discrimination against unwed pregnancy and childbirth. As a result, hundreds of thousands of infants born to white (“Caucasian”) unwed mothers were placed for adoption into married households. This period is often referred to as the "Baby Scoop Era." However, with the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1970s, increasing numbers of unwed mothers chose to raise their children rather than relinquish them. This shift contributed to the emergence of a black market for child trafficking while simultaneously driving a rise in intercountry adoption.
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