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South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses (apnews.com)
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cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/55766002

The AP investigation, in collaboration with Frontline (PBS), detailed how South Korea’s government, Western countries and adoption agencies worked in tandem to send some 200,000 Korean children overseas despite evidence that many were procured through questionable or unscrupulous means.

Western nations largely ignored the abuses and sometimes pressured South Korea to maintain the supply to meet their high demand for babies

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[–] 13 points 10 months ago (4 children)

And for a nation with a shocking fertility rate? Almost feels orchestrated.

Who profits from South Korea's downfall?

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Why would this be part of South koreas downfall?

    This seems like the exact thing a country would do if they had a declining birth rate and wanted to keep Korean babies in the country vs being adopted out

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    • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    You have to go til Korea to adopt a child? Are there no "valid" candidates in adopters' country?

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