Evangelical missionaries campaign against Amazon infanticide

The World

In the Amazon, some native tribes are burying their babies alive if they are born with birth defects ? defects that can often be treated with modern medicine. Evangelical Christian missionaries have launched a campaign against the practice, and Brazilian politicians are getting caught in the middle. ABC Correspondent Dan Harris has been deep in the Amazon investigating the debate. Guest: Dan Harris, ABC News correspondent and anchor.

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