Understanding the Complexities of Adoption

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Mae was trafficked from Haiti by white adoptive parents who purchased a birth certificate of a deceased child. That birth certificate became her identity. Her earliest memory of Haiti was going to a vodoo ceremony when her new parents returned to complete the adoption. She also remembers falling off the bunk bed in her new home in Haiti, hitting her head, and her adoptive father using a “butterfly” …

China’s Illicit Adoption Market Goes Online

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by Cai Yiwen Children traded through chat groups and forums could be trafficked, warns lawyer. With China’s often long and cumbersome adoption process, many prospective parents are turning to internet chat groups to buy children instead, The Beijing News reported Tuesday. On messaging app QQ, the more than 470 members of the “Home to Fulfill Your Dream” group look for either …

Adoption – Given or Taken

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Four Corners ABC 2-3-12 “People think your a bad person because you gave your baby away, they need to know we didn’t give our babies away.  We weren’t given our babies in the first place…..can’t give away something you didn’t get.” Mother of adoption loss Follow us: @adoptiontraffic /  Adoption Trafficking – FB For more news on industry practices, go to Adoptionland.org To …

Tears for Views: Reality TV for Loved Ones Lost

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by Owen Churchill and Li You ‘Waiting for Me’ helps desperate families track down missing relatives, provided they are willing to relive trauma on stage. Song Xianzhong is talking through the photos of his grandchildren that hang above the bed. “This one is my granddaughter. Everyone says she looked like a boy when she was little,” he laughs. Then the …

Holt International Adoption Agency in Seoul Korea

Holt’s Front Door

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Why is this a big deal? Because the front door is typically reserved for their customers—paying people applying for a child—checkbook in hand. Adopted people are expected to enter through the back, asking questions in a hushed tone, so as not to make a scene. For years (decades, really), there’s been talk in certain adoption circles that we need to …