Defining Diego | 4. The Fall of International Adoption

The international adoption racket is surging — and it’s gotten way out of control. All over the world, ugly stories begin to surface: of stolen children, shady adoption lawyers, and birth mothers pressured to give up their children. So in 2008, under increasing pressure from human rights activists, the Guatemalan government shuts the whole thing down.

And on a trip to Guatemala, Diego’s curiosity is sparked by seeing a photograph of his birth father for the first time.

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