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For the Creation of a Committee Investigating the Illicit Intercountry Adoptions Since ’70s

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Collective for the Recognition of Illicit Adoptions in France launched this petition addressed to the National Assembly and to 3 others (National Assembly representatives, French Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs). CHANGE.ORG Petition is Here. Many of us have been asking, for a few years now, for an investigation into the illegal practices of intercountry adoption in France. As of today, …

Adoption Lobby

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“One has to understand why these programs are made.  This is done by an adoption agency that first needs money, and this kind of emotions obviously brings a lot of money.  With this money, one can open children’s homes.  First, with donations homes will be built. Then children will be lured into them away from their families.  At the end …

The Perverse Effects of the Hague Adoption Convention

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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. …