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date: 15 March 2025

Critiques of Adoptionlocked

Critiques of Adoptionlocked

  • JaeRan KimJaeRan KimUniversity of Washington Tacoma
  • , and Melanie (JaeHee) Chung-ShermanMelanie (JaeHee) Chung-ShermanThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Summary

Despite the euphemisms of “forever families” and “child’s best interests,” adoption practices, policies, and ideologies contribute to illicit adoption practices, including child trafficking, the sale of children, first or birth mother trafficking, and abuse of process, that harm adopted individuals, birth or first families, and adoptive families.

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  • Children and Adolescents
  • Ethics and Values
  • International and Global Issues
  • Social Justice and Human Rights

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