The traffic in babies : cross-border adoption and baby-selling between the United States and Canada, 1930-1972 /

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"Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States. At times, adopting across the border was a strategy used to deliberately avoid professional oversight and take advantage of varying levels of regulation across states and prov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Balcom, Karen Andrea, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, [2011]
Colección:Studies in gender and history.
Temas:
1900-1999
Intercountry adoption > Canada > History > 20th century.
Intercountry adoption > United States > History > 20th century.
Intercountry adoption > Canada > Case studies.
Intercountry adoption > Corrupt practices > Canada.
Intercountry adoption > Law and legislation > Canada.
Adoption internationale > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Adoption internationale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Adoption internationale > Canada > Études de cas.
Adoption internationale > Pratiques déloyales > Canada.
Adoption internationale > Droit > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Intercountry adoption > Law and legislation
Intercountry adoption
United States
Canada
History
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Babies Across Borders
  • Charlotte Whitton and Border-Crossings in the 1930s
  • Border-Crossing Responses to the Ideal Maternity Home, 1945-1947
  • The Alberta Babies-for-Export Scandal, 1947-1949
  • Cross-Border Placements for Catholic Children From Quebec, 1945-1960
  • Criminal Law and Baby Black Markets, 1954-1964
  • Controlling Cross Border Adoption, 1950-1972
  • Conclusion: A "No Man's Land" of Jurisdiction.

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