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

29/11/2024 29 min

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Episode Synopsis

In today’s episode, we 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 U.S.
GUESTS:

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

 
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