The Pros And Cons Of International Adoption

International adoption is popular in this day and age. People adopt children from a vast number of places such as Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, Ethiopia etc. Well known celebrities like Madonna, Brad and Angelina Pitt have adopted children from other countries. Many people think that international adoption means saving the children however, people are unaware of what goes on behind closed doors of these adoptions. International Adoption should be reformed due to child abduction, laundering funds and culture impairment.
International agencies abduct children to sell them off to potential parents. Organizations often promote that orphans need saving, but a portion of the children are not orphans. According to Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection children who live with their families in poverty are captured and put into children's homes to later be sold (Par 10). It has been told that the biologically fathers and mothers are unfit or abusive to their children which is not always true. Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection finds “In Guatemala, considered the country with the most egregious violation of adoption policies over the longest period of time, parents reported having their children stolen from them at gunpoint” (Par 11). Also “orphanages” is
Freidmutter argues “U.S. families who adopt internationally are generally told by their agencies to carry substantial amounts of cash abroad to pay fees, a dangerous and sometimes illegal practice” (Par 3) . Eleven percent of people had to pay excess amount fees to the agency facilitator. (Freidmutter Par 3). Fourteen Percent stated their adoption cost more than the agency told them it would. (Freidmutter Par 7). Throughout the process there are a series of payments; such as donations, travel and foreign cost (Graff Par 4). Foreign countries promote swindling of charges in order to boost their