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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:48 am Post subject: Korea Still Sends Hundreds of Babies Abroad for Adoption |
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Korea is still the largest exporter of babies for adoption to the U.S., highlighting the need to strengthen child protection in the country. |
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/11/21/2011112101124.html
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Adoption overseas should be the last resort.
But Korea still remains as a major exporter of babies due to weak child protection and public aversion to adoption. Nho Choong-rai, a professor at Ewha Womans University, said, "There is lack of childcare and foster care facilities in Korea, and in-country adoption for many disabled or older children is quite rare, so they usually end up being adopted overseas." |
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