South Korea to end private adoptions after inquiry finds abuse rife
Summary
South Korea will stop using private agencies for adoptions and will create a public adoption system where the government will manage the entire process. This change follows an investigation that found problems in the international adoption process, such as fake orphan registrations and not checking adoptive parents properly.Key Facts
- South Korea will no longer outsource adoptions to private agencies.
- The government will take full control of the adoption process through a new public system.
- More than 140,000 Korean children were adopted abroad after the Korean War.
- An investigation revealed issues like false orphan registrations and identity tampering in past adoptions.
- A government ministry committee will now assess potential adoptive parents and match them with children.
- The government aims to prioritize the safety and rights of adopted children.
- Past adoption practices were criticized for being profit-driven due to lack of regulation.
- International adoption originally aimed to send mixed-race children, born during the Korean War, out of South Korea.
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