General Article Illegal adoption: is it human trafficking?

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This week, 382 babies were rescued and 1,000 people arrested in a Chinese sting operation against four illegal adoption rings. In January, a Chinese doctor received a suspended death sentence after her conviction for abducting and selling seven babies between November 2011 and July 2013. At least 26 other cases have been linked to this doctor, and several other people are also in criminal detention.

Illegal adoption is especially prevalent in China, as a result of the government’s one child ...

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