By shedding light on the mistreatment suffered by single mothers of that time, [The Price of Children] invites all women to defend those civil rights which, today, are questioned in many parts of the world. — Vanity Fair Italia

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Between 1950 and 1970, the Vatican and the American Catholic Church sent nearly four thousand children to the United States for adoption into Catholic homes. With the religious stigma of unwed motherhood turning families against daughters, mothers were lied to and even told their baby had died, all to supply this corrupt adoption pipeline.
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Maria Laurino uncovers archival correspondence among priests who ran this program; provides testimonies from birth mothers and their adopted children; and with passion and insight, considers how the intersection of Catholicism, women, sex, and sin shaped the lives of these women.

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‍The Price of Children is a brilliant narrative of people searching for the answers to their long-buried questions. It is a shocking story of power, secrets, and cruelty directed by the highest levels of the Vatican.

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