South Korea, adoption
Widespread adoption fraud separated generations of Korean children from their families, AP finds
The South Korean government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to satiate intense demand for adoptable babies in the West, despite years of evidence they were being procured through questionable or downright unscrupulous means,
‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’ Reporters & Director Spotlight How Western Demand Played A Role in the Korean Adoption Boom
The filmmaker and reporters of "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" documentary talk about how their reporting challenges some Korean and Western assumptions about international adoption, and how the practice is now facing a reckoning.
Adoption fraud separated generations of South Korean children from their families, AP finds
The South Korean government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to satiate intense demand for adoptable babies in the West, despite years of evidence they were being procured through questionable or downright unscrupulous means,
Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions
Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals,
South Korean adoptees confronted with country’s decades-long adoption fraud, investigation finds
For adoptees who have looked into their roots, the inaccurate information has led to mistaken reunions, swapped identities and forgotten family histories, according to an Associated Press investigation.
North Korea, Seoul
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Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen
"They were reckless," she said. "They never questioned anything. They never checked where I was from. They never checked ...