About this episode
The episode explores the complexities of baby trafficking and the differences between legal and illegal adoptions.
By 2016, the search had taken me to Dr. Bartucca, to the trafficking of babies, to the social consensus that makes everything possible, to the tyrannical reality that decides the fate of babies born to poor mothers in municipal hospitals, to people's impunity, to the fear of our adoptive parents of losing us, and the wound that comes with having been trafficked, sold like a pet. And while we're at it, I'm going to take a minute to explain or clarify the difference between a legal adoption and an illegal adoption, which is actually called “identity substitution”, because the original identity is completely erased and instead it is replaced with a new one. In the case of a legal adoption, an organization is almost always involved that controls that the baby or child who lacks adults who can take care of him or her is protected and treated with the greatest respect and care possible. Generally there is a record of where that child came from, place and date of birth, and sometimes you can even find the name of the mother or father in some file. At least at a legal level it is known that there was consent from the biological parents, so that the adoption could take place…
People in this episode
Host: Natalie K
Topics covered
- baby trafficking
- adoption
- identity substitution
- social issues
- impunity
- family stability
Keywords
- baby trafficking
- adoption
- identity substitution
- social consensus
- impunity
- municipal hospitals
Mentioned in this episode
Places: 2016
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