Separated but not forgotten: South Korean adoptees look for their birth parents

SOUTH KOREA’S Imperfect ADOPTION SYSTEM

Driven by hunger, South Korea used to be the world’s largest cause of children for implementation. &nbsp,

During the Korean War in the 1950s, Asian ladies began to want to give away their children to Western, largely British, soldiers. &nbsp,

Nevertheless, the practice quickly expanded to poor people, orphans and unmarried mothers, &nbsp, as the company reportedly brought millions of dollars into South Korea.

International adoptions peaked in 1985 when almost 9, 000 children were sent worldwide. As the South Korean government promoted private adoption, these figures steadily decreased.

Since the 1950s, about 200, 000 children have been sent abroad, but the situation governing their adoption have been questioned.

Studies of children being taken away or kidnapped by specialists who claimed they were dead or ill have recently emerged.

The implementation system will soon face significant changes in the face of intense criticism for issues like alleged human rights violations and misrepresented papers.

In July of next year, the state will implement reforms and assume control of the current implementation process, which is now being managed by private organizations. It promised that the new state-led program will protect babies, promote private adoptions, and reduce the number of children sent abroad.

However, Ms Pennell, who has continued with her search for her family, does no plan to give up.

” I just want to keep her. I just want to know that she’s ok and that it was hard for her, because I’m certain it was”, she said.