Making Contact

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

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