Babies for Sale in the Philippines

New report says trade in newborns is "rampant"

Reason Staff | 1.9.2013 10:44 AM

MANILA, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Babies, even newborns, are being offered for sale outside hospitals in the Philippine capital, an investigative report says.

The baby trade is "rampant" in metropolitan Manila, GMA News said Wednesday.

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