Produced by KBS In-depth 60 Minutes-- Baby Exporting Nation: The Two Faces of Inter-Country Adoption This is the first critical documentary to come out of Korea about inter-country adoption. Aired May 2005 in Korea. English subtitles. Thanks to Arun Dohle of Connected Indian Roots for solving the technical issues and getting this online!
KBS synopsis:A 20-year-old unwed mother asked the In-Depth 60 minutes team to help her find her baby. According to her, the baby was taken by an adoption agency without her consent, as soon as she gave birth at an Ob&Gyn Clinic. The transaction of money in the background was traced between the clinic and the adoption agency related to this. Why is money involved to secure babies for adoption?
2300 children are adopted abroad among a total of 3800 adoptions annually. Human rights organizations criticize the government's encouragement of exporting babies. Especially, overseas adoptions have a lot of problems due to the lack of a proper system to provide post adoption services. This is a shameful portrait of Korea, the world's 10th biggest economy and a member of OECD. In-depth 60 Minutes is investigating the truth of rumours regarding overseas adoption through shocking stories of unwed mothers who were robbed of their name of "mother" and through the voices of adoptees who are returning to Korea.
CNN-IBN investigations -- watch these videos online about child trafficking from India. Stories such as: Unwed women deliver their baby and give up the baby to Preet Mandir - ensuring a steady supply at the adoption center.
Aired June 2006.
What You Should Know If You're Considering Adoption for Your Baby-- from Concerned United Birthparents (CUB).
UNICEF: Intercountry Adoption -- Essential reading from the experts who happen to NOT be involved in the intercountry adoption industry.
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh -- Essential reading for white adoptive parents and people of color raised by whites, as well as everybody else living in the highly racialized American society.
Bringing Them Home: The Report -- A guide to the findings and recommendations of the national inquiry into the separation of Aboringinal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. This is a link, but you can download the entire report on the site.
Child Laundering: How the Intercountry Adoption System Legitimizes and Incentivizes the Practices of Buying, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Stealing Children by David M. Smolin. David and Desiree Smolin are adoptive parents --check out Desiree's website Adopting Internationally.