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Dan Rather Reports: Adopted or Abducted
They said his ‘birth’ mom did not want contact with him, and they attempted to keep letters from him…
When Leslie was 18 years old, she was sent to a Catholic Unwed Mother’s Home. The religious orderlies gave her a different identity. In the home, she discovered that if the pregnant women waivered from surrendering their babies, the authorities automatically placed the mothers in isolation. This would prevent the soon-to-be mothers from being influenced to keep their babies. Leslie was groomed and then forced to relinquish her son during her stay. She was told never to mention his existence to any future husband and simply forget about her baby. Years later, she became brave enough to write letters to him and give the letters to the agency if he searched for her. Leslie is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a board member of Concerned United Birthparents. Leslie has been on Dan Rather’s investigative report, Adoption Or Abduction. CNN to discuss the impact of the internet on adoption, and Katie Couric’s show with her son alongside Philomena Lee, the woman on which the movie “Philomena” is based. When interviewed on Katie Couric’s show, Leslie’s son revealed that the agency withheld his information multiple times. They said his birth mom did not want contact with him, and they attempted to keep her letters from him. Fortunately, because an employee slipped out information, the two reunited. Leslie says finding her son has made her whole again.
Mark your calendars for the CUB Retreat in Kansas City, MO, from September 26th to 29th, 2024!
Leslie spoke on the panel at the Adoption Trafficking Awareness Symposium in 2022 with the Vance Twins. In her next event, she will be on the panel discussion, Conceiving Christian America/Deceiving Vulnerable Mothers, at the Concerned United Birthparents in September.
- Risa Cromer, author of Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption, and Reproductive Politics
- Rev. Dr. Janine (Vance) Mung Ja, author of Adoption History: An Adoptee’s Research Into Child Trafficking
- Jenette (Vance) Yamamoto, Panel Moderator and co-founder of Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Network and IG: @AdoptionTruth
