She thought her mother gave her away. Like thousands of Chileans, she was taken

María Hastings, 37, has always known she was adopted, but she didn't know that her mother didn't give her up willingly. On Sunday she met her biological family for the first time.

She thought her mother gave her away. Like thousands of Chileans, she was taken
A woman holds her hand over her face as she embraces another, older woman, in an airport.

María Hastings, 37, has always known she was adopted, but she didn't know that her mother didn't give her up willingly. On Sunday she met her biological family for the first time.