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China bans private adoption of abandoned babies
June 18, 2013
China has banned individuals and groups from secretly adopting abandoned infants, days after an unwed mother flushed her newborn child in a toilet sewer pipe. 

An official circular from multiple Chinese government departments here has outlined specific instructions on transferring, settling and treating abandoned infants, requiring local residential committees and police when an abandoned child is found.
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