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South Korea finds mothers were forced to give up babies for adoption abroad



Hospitals and adoption agencies colluded to force single mothers to give up their children, truth commission finds South Korea has found new evidence that mothers were forced to give up their children for adoption in countries including Australia, Denmark and the United States.It has been known for some time that at least 200,000 South Korean children had been adopted abroad since the 1950s, but allegations have emerged that hospitals, maternity wards and adoption agencies systematically colluded to force parents – primarily single mothers – to give up their children. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/sep/10/south-korea-finds-mothers-were-forced-to-give-up-babies-for-adoption-abroad

Author : Hannah Cho and Asta Kongsted

Publish date : 2024-09-10 14:11:42

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