US Edition'Shameful Part' of History: South Korea Overhauls Adoption System
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 18 – South Korea ends private adoptions after a truth commission revealed abuses affecting over 140,000 children sent overseas between 1955 and 1999, shifting all responsibility to the state.
- On Saturday, South Korea ends private adoption outsourcing, introducing a public system run by state and local governments, South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare said.
- An official enquiry concluded this year that the international adoption process was riddled with irregularities, after international adoption’s post-war origins.
- Under the new system, key procedures will be overseen by a ministry committee, replacing previous minimal oversight by major adoption agencies.
- Kim Sang-hee said `With this restructuring of the public adoption system, the state now takes full responsibility for ensuring the safety and rights of all adopted children`, while activists warned the measure is only a starting point and far from sufficient.
- Future efforts must help tens of thousands of Koreans sent abroad for adoption, urged Lisa Wool-Rim Sjoblom to support thousands of adoptees.
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AlKhaleej TodaySouth Korea’s adoption overhaul: Government takes charge, closing a ‘shameful chapter’
SEOUL, July 18 — South Korea is set to overhaul its adoption system on Saturday by ending the decades-old practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies, which has led to widespread allegations of abuse.South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy and a global cultural powerhouse, sent more than 140,000 children overseas between 1955 and 1999.But an official enquiry concluded this year that the international adoption process had been riddle…
South Korea sent more than 140,000 children abroad between 1955 and 1999 via private companies, but a formal investigation concluded that the international procedure for adoptions was flawed. On Saturday, the country will introduce a public system.
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South Korea to end private adoptions after landmark probe
South Korea is set to overhaul its adoption system on Saturday by ending the decades-old practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies, which has led to widespread allegations of abuse.
Korea to end private adoptions after landmark probe
Korea is set to overhaul its adoption system on Saturday by ending the decades-old practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies, which has led to widespread allegations of abuse. Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy and a global cultural powerhouse, sent more than 140,000 children overseas between 1955 and 1999. But an official enquiry concluded this year that the international adoption process had been riddled with irregularities, incl…
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