Spain’s “Stolen Babies” Case Hearings Begin (Video)

On June 18, formal hearings started in the Spain’s “stolen babies” case with the testimony from a former hospital manager who gave evidence in scandal surrounding 300,000 stolen newborn babies sold over 40-year period. Most of the mothers were told their babies had been stillborn and few single mothers were coerced into leaving their babies in the hospital with threats of police action. The mothers, often young and unmarried, were told they could not see the body of the infant or attend their burial. In reality, the babies were sold to childless couples whose devout Catholic beliefs and financial security…