Birthmothers protest to end adoption

South Korean parents of children adopted overseas call for support for single mothers and children, and an end to overseas adoption from South Korea.

해외 입양인들 과 한국 생모들은 "해외 입양 반대" 라고 생각합니다.

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• international
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• birthmothers
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• Korea
• intercountry
• protest

[girl4708]

Um, I was sent to an abusive family in the U.S.

I live in S. Korea now, and yes, it's tough socially, but it is the EXISTENCE of the adoption agencies which allows the government to neglect social services to women who want to keep their children.

I've also met orphans who grew up here, and yes it was tough, but at least they know their culture and language - and they ended up JUST FINE. Not as gangsters and prostitutes.

Too many industry lies to believe.

[youcanpullmystrings]

There are no Korean roots or identity when you're raised white surrounded by only whites.

There is only being shunned as an outcast.

I'm still looking for this benefit everyone not adopted keeps telling me about.

I'd rather have grown up poor in my birth country, with my own flesh and blood. at least if I would have grown up in Korea, I would know who I was. At least I would know my mother's face.

Adoption only addresses the symptoms. It is not the real solution.

[ThW5]

@silverakisame Good on you backing out! But the the stigma differs between countries, this language is one belonging to cultures almost addicted to adoption, while in the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries having surrendered a child for adoption is about the worst dishonor imaginable for a woman. And what stigma can there be on single mothers, if almost half the babies, and more than half the firstborns are born out of wedlock?

[silverakisame]

I was pressured into adoption, but I backed out of it after my daughter was born. (She's half-Korean). I think so many mothers have little confidence and they feel like they can't see the end of the tunnel, but really as long as a kid received love and is provided for, it doesn't matter if it's only a mom, only a dad, or two parents. Sad thing is, it's not just South Korea that has a stigma against single moms. It's everywhere.

[oiuweroiuwer]

omg. FINALLY.

[lovetard01]

@youcanpullmystrings where you adopted or something?

[asynkronos]

@MrWomanpower "Birthmoms" (newspeak for mothers of stolen babies) are fierce advocates for sex (and fertility) education and the rights of natural families. We are demanding investigations of the adoption industry and the facts are on our side. Adopters don't rescue babies. They buy them. Most want healthy infants and pay 10-100K for them, plus bribes and "donations." Most adopted babies were taken from their mothers by fraud and coercion. Child slavers do NOT speak for them at any age.

[lovetard01]

I know alot of korean babies are taken away from their culture and everything. But common, most kids get what they can't get if they stay with their korean families. For example if their poor or whatever. I mean why they put their child in adoption in the first place knowing that adoption is international? Maybe because of pressure or whatever. But if i had a baby i'd do whatever to keep my baby. Even run away if i could. Ofcourse things are different over there. At the end it's just my opinion

[lovetard01]

@wendyjeanlouis China is different because the law they have over there due to over-population. What i'm tryng to say is that they have a law which permits families to only have one child. Alot of kids are abandoned and also for cultural preferences boys are usually the ones families prefer than girls. That's why theres billions of beatiful little girls in adoption. Women are pressured to give up their child even though they don't want too. Alot of children are abandoned in rivers or trash cans

[wendyjeanlouis]

@MrWomanpower my aunts boss child from china was found in the garbage. all because she was a girl the husband didnt want her. so i agree with you about them complaining. but the government should investigate the adoptive parents more.

[EuphrasieF]

@MrWomanpower

In most cases, it's not the birth mothers who want to give up their children - lots of time, they are pressured by parents, boyfriend, or other people. Birth mothers aren't, for the most part, "demanding that other people take care of them."

[MrWomanpower]

Birthmoms, if you really want to end adoption, then teach people about exercising sexual self control, and using contraceptives. It IS possible to control sexual urges. We are humans, not animals. Please stop having babies and demanding that other people (adoptive parents) take care of them, and then blaming the adoptive parents for what YOU did.