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Why Raise Other People's Children?
What does it mean to be a parent and what does it say about human society that we choose to take in the offspring of others?
Raising children is demanding. It takes time, money and devotion. So, why would anyone want to raise another person’s child? In this edition of the Why Factor, Mary-Ann Ochota, explores what it means to be a parent. Can mothers who adopt or foster have the same connection to their children as a birth mother would? And, what does it say about human society that we choose to take in the offspring of others?
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Last on
Tue 8 Aug 201701:32GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet
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What's the hardest thing about being a stepmother?
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How I came to love my adopted daughter
Duration: 01:54
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Aug 201712:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Mon 7 Aug 201721:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Tue 8 Aug 201701:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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