Child-Trafficking Ring Preys on Young Mexican Women
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Authorities in Mexico say they’ve broken up an illegal international adoption scam. It involved destitute young Mexican women who were told their babies had been selected for an anti-abortion photo shoot. Reporter Franc Contreras tells host Lisa Mullins that couples from Ireland had traveled to Mexico hoping to adopt the stolen children.
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