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fromTODAY.com
3 days ago

After Running Away From Abuse, She Gave Herself a New Name That Means Freedom

A woman adopted from Russia and renamed Rachel by her religious adoptive parents escaped abuse at age 18, eventually reclaiming her identity as Charlotte Hayes to separate herself from her traumatic childhood.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 months ago

Child of Their Time: The emotional cost of international adoptions

International adoption in the 1970s caused lasting family trauma, estrangement, and regret as individuals confront psychological scars and shifting national policies.
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