Taken at Birth

Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home

By: Jane Blasio

Narrated by: Jane Blasio, Lisa Larsen

From the 1940s through the 1960s, young pregnant women entered the front door of a clinic in a small North Georgia town. Sometimes their babies exited out the back, sold to Northern couples who were desperate to hold a newborn in their arms. But these weren't adoptions - they were transactions. And one unethical doctor was exploiting other people's tragedies.

Jane Blasio was one of those babies. At six, she learned she was adopted. At 14, she first saw her birth certificate, which led her to begin piecing together details of her past. Jane undertook a decades-long personal investigation to not only discover her own origins but identify and reunite other victims of the Hicks Clinic human trafficking scheme. Along the way she became an expert in illicit adoptions, serving as an investigator and telling her story on every major news network.

Taken at Birth is the remarkable account of her tireless quest for truth, justice, and resolution. Perfect for book clubs, as well as those interested in inspirational stories of adoption, human trafficking, and true crime.

©2021 Jane Estelle Blasio (P)2021 eChristian

Great Read

To learn that this is still going on, but pleased actions are being taken to deal with it. More needs to be done.

Gripping True Story of Finding Home

Jane Blasio is a first time writer with a natural instinct for effortlessly drawing the reader into her emotional journey. Viewers of the TLC special “Taken at Birth” will be familiar with the tragic story. Yet this book forges a path from the very beginning of Jane’s life to the very personal resolution that “…love is everything.”

As Jane recounts her laborious work to shed light on a tragic past, we begin to see (as she sees) that her efforts are bringing magic to the many other babies born at the long-closed clinic of McCaysville, GA. Families are reunited and familial bonds are forged.

For the past half-decade, I’ve had the privilege of working in the City of McCaysville. What a blessing it’s been to watch the town sparkle like a ‘real life’ Norman Rockwell painting with families and couples and loved ones creating new memories. It is my hope that those who’s lives began in McCaysville can return to find a town with welcoming arms.

Decent Story - Could’ve been better

But see no reason to classify it as “Christian” rather than human

Forgiveness exists in all religions & creeds

The whole story

How it was told by the writer it was so personal it touched me forever

Fascinating story

It was a great book and performance all around! Life is far more interesting than fiction.

Thank you for your courage and helping me set out on my journey to find my birth parents.

Enjoyed all the stories of the people and places. Thankful for your courage. You have help so many people in so many ways.

I learned but

I learned something which is probably not an isolated case. The book is not well written. I’m glad the author told her story. But she and the editor are not great storytellers.

Heartbreaking yet intriguing. You won't be able to stop reading.

Wow. The book was really interesting. The description in each chapter about different events where brought to life as you hear from the author telling each story she discovered on her search in finding her birth parents. At times it's heartbreaking to believe the cruel intentions and actions people are capable of. Overall it's a glimpse of what life was like for some in the Appalachian mountains during the 1940's, thru the 1960's and how corruption, greed, and pride had a way of looking the other way no matter the cost. If you enjoy listening to true stories and similar things, you will enjoy this book.

Interesting story

Very interesting story. Wish they would have went into more details about finding families. The family that was spoken of and names seems a little to jumbled with info. I think it could have been in more detail to break it up some. I did like the story.

Moving, heartbreaking story…

Well written, engaging but heartbreaking story. A little too much religion interspersed for my liking and the narrator sounds rather robotic. Not enough to make me give up, too interesting for that.