There was a devistating article a few months ago about Korean adoptees in Denmark searching for their birth families. In many cases, adoption agencies lied to both the adoptive families (telling...
There was a devistating article a few months ago about Korean adoptees in Denmark searching for their birth families. In many cases, adoption agencies lied to both the adoptive families (telling them the children were orphans) and birth families (telling them children would return in a few years). It sounds from this article that South Korea has changed its laws surrounding international adoption due to recent scandals and this is why the Swedish agency has ultimately put a halt to these adoptions.
So the article explains that there were a lot of international adoptions in the 70's and 80's because of the military governments during that time. But now, from what I understand, South Korea is...
So the article explains that there were a lot of international adoptions in the 70's and 80's because of the military governments during that time. But now, from what I understand, South Korea is fairly wealthy and people tend to have very few children.
I can't imagine, that being the case, that there were that many babies up for adoption in the last few decades in the first place. Does anyone know that to be incorrect?
There's been 5 adoptions so far from South Korea this year (by the Agency in the article). https://www.adoptionscentrum.se/ac/adoption/statistik The numbers are declining for sure, but thats a...
There's been 5 adoptions so far from South Korea this year (by the Agency in the article). https://www.adoptionscentrum.se/ac/adoption/statistik
The numbers are declining for sure, but thats a global thing more than a South Korea thing.
There was a devistating article a few months ago about Korean adoptees in Denmark searching for their birth families. In many cases, adoption agencies lied to both the adoptive families (telling them the children were orphans) and birth families (telling them children would return in a few years). It sounds from this article that South Korea has changed its laws surrounding international adoption due to recent scandals and this is why the Swedish agency has ultimately put a halt to these adoptions.
So the article explains that there were a lot of international adoptions in the 70's and 80's because of the military governments during that time. But now, from what I understand, South Korea is fairly wealthy and people tend to have very few children.
I can't imagine, that being the case, that there were that many babies up for adoption in the last few decades in the first place. Does anyone know that to be incorrect?
There's been 5 adoptions so far from South Korea this year (by the Agency in the article). https://www.adoptionscentrum.se/ac/adoption/statistik
The numbers are declining for sure, but thats a global thing more than a South Korea thing.