South Korea's adoption stigma: can I keep my baby?

Pregnant teenager "Suji" (not her real name) is one of many young women in South Korea facing the agonising decision of whether they should keep their child or give it away.

South Korea is a country with little tradition of adoption - and there is also a stigma against mothers with children born out of wedlock.

In the past most unwanted babies were adopted overseas - but recently the law has changed, restricting international adoption. And this has led to an unintended side effect -hundreds of babies being abandoned and ending up in orphanages.

Here, Suji explains her dilemma.

Watch the full programme Our World: South Korea's Adoption Shame on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October 2015. Local broadcast times can be found on BBC World News and BBC News Channel websites.

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