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The following was aired in Australia on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on March 2, 2010 about the lack of regulation of USA-based international adoption agencies, the lobbying strength of the adoption agency industry and the alleged lies that were told to adoptive families and inter-country adoptees. This docco covers the responses of several inter-country adoptees. Here's an excerpt:Journee Bradshaw, aged 16: I didnԒt know that Im going to stay here, I mean, they never told me that IҒm going to have a family that Im going to stay with and IҒm supposed to be their daughter. They never told me that, I just found out when I got here.Kate Bradshaw (who adopted Journee) ԓYou cant imagine the depth of her pain. No one will understand the damage, it was seriously as if someone had ripped the soul out of her body and just left her. It was unbelievable, it was absolutely unbelievable.Ҕ[url=http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2009/s2834100.htm]U.S.A. - Fly Away Home - Foreign Correspondent - ABC[/url]
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Heartbreaking. Really liked the question posed regarding if an Adoption Agency is Hague accredited then why will the do adoptions with countries that have not signed the Hague Protocal (or whatever the right name is)? The Hague process may not be the perfect fix for all corruptive practices but it is a start to build on to create a better system than what was before. International adoption is about finding homes for true orphans isn't it? Kind regards,Dickons
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International adoption is about finding homes for true orphans isn't it?
What I really don't understand is that there has to be a lot of legitimate orphans in Ethiopia. I would think that a 16 year old would be hard to place fron anywhere. I am very confused. I just can't believe Africa has run out of "real" orphans. It really is sad that the system is so corrupt that those kids may not get to the homes they need.
Blessings,
Mom to 5 in PA
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