The Perverse Effects of the Hague Adoption Convention

Adoptionland NewsAdoption, Adoption Trafficking, Agency Complaints, Excerpts, Rights

Last year I published the book titled Romania For Export Only, The Untold Story Of The Romanian ‘Orphans.’ The book focused on my work for the European Commission in relation to the reform of Romania’s child protection. In this book, I describe the facts that led to the moratorium on intercountry adoptions and the pressure to re-open adoptions in Romania. …

Adoption Politics

Adoptionland NewsAdoption Trafficking, Excerpts, Featured, Rights, Videos

the untold story of the Romanian ‘ orphans’ gives an insider’s look into the adoption kitchen, where the most used ingredients are political pressure and emotional blackmail. Post kept a diary on her work for the European Commission that aimed to help Romania reform its child protection. She soon found out that the intercountry adoption system in place was nothing …