Australian charged with sexually abusing twins he fathered with Thai surrogate

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An Australian who fathered surrogate twins with a Thai woman has been charged with sexually abusing the children. The man, who cannot be identified, has been charged with indecent dealings of a sexual nature with the children while they were under 10. Court documents reveal he has also been charged with possessing child abuse material which was found after a …

Chile’s ‘Children of Silence’ seek adoption truth

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By Rafael Romo, CNN Nearly four decades have passed, but Cecilia Rojas cries for her son as if she had lost him yesterday. Rojas, a 58-year-old resident of the Chilean capital of Santiago, said her baby was taken shortly after she gave birth. He was born two months early, but doctors and nurses assured Rojas that he was healthy and …

International adoption: Stolen from Africa just like a slave

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MSNBC – Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry is an American writer, professor, television host, and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics.     https://adoptionland.org/adoptionland-from-orphan-to-activist/

International Adoption Trafficking Problem

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By Gina Kim The Illusion International adoptions have an illustrious façade, conjuring images of couples saving a hungry, orphaned child and living happily ever. While imagining international adoptions as a corrupt business is abhorrent, connections to child trafficking have recently arisen. Accordingly, the State Department reports that though Americans adopted 22,991 international children in 2004, the implementation of The Hague …