South Korea reveals new evidence of ‘violent and systemic’ forced adoption abroad

Mothers in welfare shelters were forced to give up sometimes day-old children, 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.

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...