Louis Theroux's Altered States S01E03 - Take My Baby
Summary:
Louis heads to California, the US adoption capital, where the majority of new-born adoptions are carried out privately in what is now a multi-million dollar industry.
Agencies, facilitators and lawyers can earn thousands of dollars per baby by matching pregnant women prepared to give up their newborns, with adoptive parents willing to pay up to $50,000 for a baby.
Spending time with birth mothers as they prepare to hand over their babies, Louis uncovers the stories of poverty, addiction and abuse which have informed their decision.
He also meets adoptive families who are paying out huge amounts of money in the hope of being able to raise a child they can't have by natural means. But in a system open to abuse, whether or not the birth mother hands over the baby can hang in the balance until after the birth.
Louis Theroux's Altered States S1E3 Screenshot
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Show Name....... Louis Theroux's Altered States
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2018-11-03
Type............ Documentary
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Plot............ Louis Theroux's Altered States exploring the unusual ways modern America deals with birth, love and death. Changing social attitudes and radical new laws have transformed how Americans can experience some of life's most intimate moments - how we raise children, how we love and even how we die
Cast............ Louis Theroux ... Louis Theroux
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Network......... BBC Two
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... Running
Air Date........ Sunday 21:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/38940/louis-therouxs-altered-states
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Episode Name.... Take My Baby
Season.......... 1x03
Plot............ Louis heads to California, the US adoption capital, where the majority of new-born adoptions are carried out privately in what is now a multi-million dollar industry.Agencies, facilitators and lawyers can earn thousands of dollars per baby by matching pregnant women prepared to give up their newborns, with adoptive parents willing to pay up to $50,000 for a baby.Spending time with birth mothers as they prepare to hand over their babies, Louis uncovers the stories of poverty, addiction and abuse which have informed their decision.He also meets adoptive families who are paying out huge amounts of money in the hope of being able to raise a child they can't have by natural means. But in a system open to abuse, whether or not the birth mother hands over the baby can hang in the balance until after the birth
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2018-11-25 Sunday, 16:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1561460/louis-therouxs-altered-states-1x03-take-my-baby
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