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“Imagine your about to have a little one…the love you have for that little one…then imagine somebody outside of your family you don’t even know, making claims on your little one….they don’t like the way you live…and they are going to take your little one by force. Imagine what the loss is when this is not just your family but …
In the spring of 1979, Adam Crapser (today a father of three children), was adopted from South Korea to the United States. Despite being adopted by two sets of United States citizens and believing for decades he was a citizen of the United States, he is in the process of being deported back to South Korea. Adam does not speak the Korean language and will have a difficult time adjusting …
THIS weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the closure of the last Magdalene Laundry in Ireland. On September 25 1996, Ireland’s final laundry, which was located on Sean MacDermott Street in Dublin and run by the Sisters of Our Lady, closed its doors for good. While it’s not known for definite, it’s estimated that 10,000 women were institutionalised in laundries since the foundation of …
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 …
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 …
