Pregnant women being trafficked for their babies

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Updated May 22, 2009 19:53:12

First world demand to adopt very young babies is driving a new twist in people smuggling, particularly in Asia.

One of Australia's senior law officers says more and more, smugglers are trading in pregnant women - the perfect incubators - for access to their newborns. Australia's Chief Federal Magistrate John Pascoe is presenting
He says that among the measures needed to fight the insidious trade should be a new system of children's rights. To illustrate the shift in focus for the smugglers, Mr Pascoe describes a 2003 case that happened off Indonesia.

Presenter: Linda Mottram
Speaker: Australia's Chief Federal Magistrate John Pascoe.

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