Butterbox Babies
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Bette Cahill's is a true story of baby deaths and black market adoptions in East Chester, Nova Scotia. describes the scandalous activities of the Ideal Maternity Home and Sanitarium in East Chester. The Home was owned and operated by William and Lila Young. William was a chiropractor who imper ....
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.... where they could give birth and then have the baby put up for adoption, hassel-free.
However, the price for board and the birth cost a fortune. The service fee was $300 (a years wage). Despite the price, many women turned to the Home when in need. The women who entered the home signed a contract drafted by the Youngs' lawyer, Charles Longley, stating that they would pay the $300. Mothers who had difficulty paying their bills were hounded by the Youngs and threatened with "police action ....
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