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me b zola

(19,053 posts) Tue May 14, 2013, 02:05 AM May 2013

International Adoption: In Whose Best Interest?

Children are NOT commodities to be bought or traded. Adoption is SUPPOSED to be about helping a child, not providing a "cure" for infertility.

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International Adoption: In Whose Best Interest? (Original Post) me b zola May 2013 OP

Human trafficking me b zola May 2013 #1

Sick and sad that this "progressive" community does not rally in support of adoptees... me b zola May 2013 #2

I will continue to kick this me b zola May 2013 #3

I agree with better regulation and safeguards against adoptions being used to make money davidpdx May 2013 #4

I believe that almost all--maybe 100%--Korean adoptions were/are from the South (eom) StevieM May 2013 #6

Yeah, that's what I thought davidpdx May 2013 #7

Hey, I just caught this thread. K&R and good for you for bringing this issue StevieM May 2013 #5

me b zola

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1. Human trafficking

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Tue May 14, 2013, 02:34 AM

May 2013

I am a victim of human trafficking, but I am an American born and sold.

me b zola

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2. Sick and sad that this "progressive" community does not rally in support of adoptees...

Reply to me b zola (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 02:49 AM

May 2013

...and their original families

me b zola

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3. I will continue to kick this

Reply to me b zola (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2013, 08:36 AM

May 2013

...to shame DUers for their lack of support for this progressive cause...

davidpdx

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4. I agree with better regulation and safeguards against adoptions being used to make money

Reply to me b zola (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2013, 09:06 AM

May 2013

My question is on the Korean adoptees are they from the South or North? I know many Koreans who were adopted and lived in the United States that were perfectly happy. How they were adopted I don't know, I think it would be too personal of a question to ask. I think it is a stretch to claim all Korean adoptions are a scam, which is what it appears the video is claiming. As for adoptees from other countries, I am less knowledgeable about them. I am somewhat familiar with the story of the Aborigines as I saw Rabbit Proof Fence a few years ago.

StevieM

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6. I believe that almost all--maybe 100%--Korean adoptions were/are from the South (eom)

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #4)

Wed May 22, 2013, 03:13 AM

May 2013

davidpdx

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7. Yeah, that's what I thought

Reply to StevieM (Reply #6)

Wed May 22, 2013, 10:09 AM

May 2013

But then again it is possible some could be North Korean refugees. It probably wouldn't be a very high number though.

StevieM

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5. Hey, I just caught this thread. K&R and good for you for bringing this issue

Reply to me b zola (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2013, 03:08 AM

May 2013

to more people's attention.

Unfortunately, we have a long way to go in this country. I hope I live long enough to see the media start addressing some of these issues. But I realize that I might not (and I'm only in my late 30s).

Dan Rather's special report was a good start. At least it acknowledged that the Baby Scoop Era happened. Now we need to expose the on-going modern-day abuses. But it isn't easy when no one speaking out has won an academy award, or a grammy, or anything like that.

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