Bali orphanages: How tourist cash funds a racket

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As tourism has boomed in Bali, it has had a strange side-effect, doubling the number of orphanages on the island in 20 years. Tourists’ donations keep the orphanages going – but some are effectively rackets, exploiting children and holidaymakers alike.  I met Pam and Samantha, an Australian mother and daughter who had traveled all the way from Perth, with a …

Saving Our Sisters from Domestic Adoption Trafficking

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Amber Geislinger speaks with Lynn Johansenn, adoption reform activist and founder of Saving Our Sisters. Saving Our Sisters is a non-profit grassroots charity saving mommies and babies from domestic adoption trafficking. Lynn is a hero, an inspiration to activists and survivors of adoption trafficking. She tells her personal story as a natural/biological mother who fell victim to the multi-billion dollar …

Objections to Closed Adoption; Ethical, Moral, Legal and Practical.

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Objections to closed adoption; ethical, moral, legal and practical (Note: This piece was originally written in July 2013 and sent to a Citizens Convention examining the Irish Constitution and making recommendations for changes and additions. Many of the ethical and moral objections to closed adoption are common throughout the world and a few are legal issues related to international documents …