Just before Christmas 1987, a young woman left 'Baby Mary' in a Calgary parking lot and walked away. Thirty years later, the same events played out in the same city.
In this episode of This Is Why, we ask why someone would abandon a baby and whether an abandoned baby would want to be reunited with their birth parents.
Contact:
Adam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter
Dave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter
Email us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca
Guests:
Teanna Elliot a.k.a. "Baby Mary"
Dr. Jessica Shaw, assistant professor, University of Calgary
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