South Korea January 25, 2013 Notice: Korea Begins Implementing Special Adoption Act On August 5, 2012, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Adoption Act, which governs intercountry adoptions from South Korea, went into effect. This law prioritizes domestic adoptions and endeavors to reduce the number of South Korean children adopted abroad. Under the Special Adoption Act, each intercountry adoption requires …
Category: Adoption Policy
“Why the adoption establishment annoys me” Blog Week
The Unofficial “Why the adoption establishment annoys me” Blog Week beginstoday. If you would like to read the blog entries or participate, visit Land of Gazillion Adoptees: http://landofgazillionadoptees.com/ LGA also has a facebook group where the blogs will be posted and PEAR will try to keep up withthem on our facebook page as well. Participating Bloggers committed to the event …
Ethics Resource: Fleas Biting Back Online
Not long ago, Desiree Smolin and Usha Smerdon had an excellent blog on intercountry adoption, called “fleas biting,” that has been inactive of late. They are re-activating the blog along with Desiree’s husband, Professor David Smolin. Professor Smolin has recently posted there on the subject of “Intercountry Adoption and Accountability (Part I)”. PEAR welcomes the reactivation of Fleas Biting and …
Article: Ending South Korea’s Child Export Shame
Ending South Korea’s Child Export Shame By Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, June 23, 2011 South Korea is on the verge of changing its reputation as the world’s leading baby exporter to a world leader in grassroots adoption reform. The first-ever birth mother, unwed mother, and adoptee co-authored bill is moving toward a National Assembly vote with government sponsorship. Under current South …
2011 Symposium Opening Adoption: Realities, Possibilities and Challenges
2011 Symposium Opening Adoption: Realities, Possibilities & Challenges On September 23 and 24, 2011 Coordinators2inc will bring together adoption professionals, academics, students and those personally affected by adoption will meet at the University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond VA. Presenters and attendees will have opportunities to discuss, from multiple viewpoints, adoption as a lifelong process. We do not intend …
MEDIA: Hindu Times – Supreme Court notice to Centre, CARA on plea to review adoption policy
Supreme Court notice to Centre, CARA on plea to review adoption policyJ. VenkatesanPublished: April 22, 2011 23:06 IST | Updated: April 23, 2011 02:44 IST NEW DELHI, April 22, 2011 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1718716.ece?css=print ‘Government has failed to ensure a record of adoptable children is maintained’ The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) and the Union government …
Legislative Update: S. 1376: International Adoption Simplification Act
On July 14, 2010, Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed the Committee’s written report on the International Adoption Simplificiation Act. The report, No. 111-220 can be found on the Library of Congress website: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/T?&report=sr220&dbname=111& PEAR supports Senate Bill 1376, the bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague …
MEDIA: The Baby Business
EJ Graff’s newest article on international adoption has been been published by the Democracy Journal and is available online. The article is entitled The Baby Business and addresses ongoing concerns with corruption and ethics in intercountry adoption. Ms. Graff has invited PEAR to officially comment on the article. Our comments on the eight proposed solutions to the problems plaguing international …
Why PEAR does not support new adoption cases or airlifts of children from Haiti at this time:
This week, a member of PEAR, Julia Rollings, spoke eloquently of the reasons why international relocation and adoption of Haitian children is not appropriate at this time: http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/video/play/-/6725923/haitis-orphans/#fop While many US citizens are moved by the sight of children in distress and feel the need to press the US government toward adoption or massive airlifts of children, we must remember …
Study on International Adoption in the European Union
The European Parliament published a requested study on International Adoption in the European Union in March of 2009. The 262 page document offers an analysis of international adoption within the EU with proposals for improvements in intercountry adoption including legal processes, consideration of the rights of children, and properpre-adoption preparation and post adoption support for adoptive families and adoptees. The …