After 34 years, mother reunites with daughter who was sold as a baby

By Piper Weiss | Shine – Tue, 16 Aug, 2011

Yahoo Canada

Rhodes and Hudson hug after 34 years. (Brittany Wait/Times Beacon Record)

Last week, Kathleen Rhodes held her daughter Sara Hudson for the second time. The first time was 34 years ago, just before her five-day-old daughter was stolen away.

Hudson was sold on the so-called “grey market” in a baby brokering scheme operated by Seymour Fenichel, a New York lawyer who exploited young unwed mothers and sold their children for up to $35,000 to wealthy families.   In 1977, teen mom Kathleen Rhodes and her boyfriend Larry were desperate for help with their unplanned pregnancy. They spotted an ad in the paper promising counseling, medical, and housing help for pregnant women. After a follow-up call with a woman named “Sister Marie,” they were given a place to stay and health care, and coaxed into giving their child up for