Illegal Adoption in Lebanon: Mechanisms & Consequences

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Lebanon’s history of illegal adoption is a long one, as old as its wars. Illegal adoption is, of course, a worldwide phenomenon. Missionary work targeting “orphans” and children “of unknown parentage” began as a result of global wars, famines and epidemics that have plagued humankind throughout history. It should also be noted that the issue of orphans and abandoned children …

Anti-adoption activists defy popular opinion

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`Scared and vulnerable’

“I’ve never seen anyone more scared and vulnerable than a pregnant woman without resources,” he said. The problem is, “if they ask for help, more than likely they are advised to give up their child.”

Long Lost Family

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By Andrea Morabito March 3, 2016 | 5:15am Jenny Thomas has known she was adopted since the age of 4. With very little information known about her birth mother (besides that she was from Rochester, NY, where Thomas, 40, still lives), she would find herself peering into women’s faces, wondering if any could be her mom. After spending more than …

Korean Adoptee Reunion

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한국 가족과 회 세계한인입양인대회가 동창회 If you want to read more on other Korean adoptees experiences, The “Unknown” Culture Club can be found on Amazon. Follow us: @adoptiontraffic /  Adoption Trafficking – FB For more news on industry practices, go to Adoptionland.org

China’s Adoption Scandal Sends Chills Through Families in U.S.

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By JOHN LELAND IN almost any adoption, the new parents accept that their good fortune arises out of the hardship of the child’s first parents. The equation is usually tempered by the thought that the birth parents either are no longer alive or chose to give the child a better life than they could provide. On Aug. 5, this newspaper published a …