CHINA HALTS FOREIGN OVERSEAS ADOPTION!

In Asia by Adoptionland News

By The Associated Press BEIJING — The Chinese government is no longer allowing foreign adoptions of the country’s children, a spokesperson said Thursday. The only exception will be for blood relatives adopting a child or a stepchild, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said. She didn’t explain the decision other than to say that it was in line with the spirit of …

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The Cruel History of Overseas Adoptions

In Adoption Survivor, Adoption Trafficking, Agency Complaints, Asia, Europe, Featured, Korea, Long Lost Family, Media, Rights, Uncategorized, Videos by Adoptionland News

South Korea’s Cruel Adoption Industry Adopted to France at the age of 11, Kim believed that her parents abandoned her. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon her adoption papers earlier this year that she began to doubt what she had believed all her life. She remembers her parents clearly, but the name on her adoption papers is none other than …

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Read This Eye-Opening Book on Adoption

In About The Book, About Us, Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Africa, Agency Complaints, Asia, Commentary, Europe, Excerpts, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Long Lost Family, Oceania, Rights, The Americas, Uncategorized, Videos by Adoptionland News

Thinking about adopting? Read how adoption evolved in this eye-opening book called Adoption What You Should Know (now on audio). It covers the history of how adoption started, including Seoul, South Korea, and uncovers secrets that agencies don’t want you to know about. How do you save $75,000? Don’t get duped. Gain a bird’s-eye view of the hidden side of …

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For the Creation of a Committee Investigating the Illicit Intercountry Adoptions Since ’70s

In Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Africa, Agency Complaints, Asia, Europe, Indigenous Communities, Long Lost Family, Rights, The Americas, Uncategorized by Adoptionland News

Collective for the Recognition of Illicit Adoptions in France launched this petition addressed to the National Assembly and to 3 others (National Assembly representatives, French Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs). CHANGE.ORG Petition is Here. Many of us have been asking, for a few years now, for an investigation into the illegal practices of intercountry adoption in France. As of today, …

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BBC Unveiling the Untold Realities of Adoption

In About The Book, Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Asia, Featured, Long Lost Family, Uncategorized by Adoptionland News

BBC with Nicky Campbell: Against Adoption. Nicky meets Arun Dohle, whose 17-year journey to find his parents ended in the High Court. When Arun Dohle was weeks old, he was adopted by a wealthy German couple who took him from his home country of India. As an adult, he began a search for his parents, which led to a battle …

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Read This Eye-Opening Book on Adoption

In About The Book, About Us, Adoption, Adoption Trafficking, Africa, Agency Complaints, Asia, Commentary, Europe, Excerpts, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Long Lost Family, Oceania, Rights, The Americas, Uncategorized, Videos by Adoptionland News

Thinking about adopting? Read how adoption evolved in this eye-opening book called Adoption What You Should Know (now on audio). It covers the history of how adoption started, including Seoul, South Korea, and uncovers secrets that agencies don’t want you to know about. How do you save $75,000? Don’t get duped. Gain a bird’s-eye view of the hidden side of …

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