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Juvenile

Nov. 27, 2000

System Puts Orphans From Large Family Up for Adoption

Martha Rodriguez, 28, returned to her parents' home in Degollado, Jalisco, Mexico, with her two baby girls. She had come home to die. Martha, a homemaker, lingered for nearly two months while her grief-stricken parents and other family members watched over the dying woman and her babies. Her last wish before she succumbed to AIDS in September 1995 was that her daughters be raised by her family.

By Cheryl Romo
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        Martha Rodriguez, 28, returned to her parents' home in Degollado, Jalisco, Mexico, with her two baby girls.
        She had come home to die.
        Martha, a homemaker, lingered for...

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