Jad Abumrad (host) / main Radiolab host voice
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Well, so if you're white and you're trying to adopt an Indian kid, you have a lot of roadblocks.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
The story comes from producer Tim Howard.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
So in April, I went to this conference in Tulsa.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Big room, there were 700 people there.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Most of them work in child welfare organizations in Indian communities around the country.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
There was some traditional Cherokee drumming, there were films, workshops, and all anybody could talk about was this case.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Well, I'm really worried in this situation.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
And he told me that, look, the Capo Biancos... I feel for them.
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
But in what world is it okay for one family...
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Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
who feels they were damaged by a law to put thousands of other children at jeopardy for their own hurt.