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World Service,13 May 2002,28 mins

Baby Abduction: A Female Crime

Everywoman

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Deanne and Richard Rice went through hell when their newborn baby Elizabeth was snatched from hospital. But who abducts newborns and why does it happen - why are the perpetrators nearly always female? Also on the programme: Whose role is it to teach children about sex - mum, dad, teacher, government, or someone else? Plus, that age-old question - does a woman need a man to be truly happy?.

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