South Korea, World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter,’ Admits to Adoption Fraud

South Korea, World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter,’ Admits to Adoption Fraud
A South Korean truth commission called for the country to apologize to those who were sent abroad “like luggage” so that adoption agencies could profit.
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