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  "id": 18717340,
  "title": "Adoption ruling must end unlawful interference in South Africa’s adoption process",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/adoption-ruling-must-end-unlawful-interference-in-south-africas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/opinion/2026-11-07-adoption-ruling-must-end-unlawful-interference-in-south-africas-adoption-process/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on two adoption cases has reaffirmed birth mothers’ rights to privacy and dignity. DA Gauteng MPL Refiloe Nt’sekhe argues that the judgment must end unlawful interference in South Africa’s adoption process.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}