... it has quickly become apparent that there are three main roadblocks to strengthening safeguards against human trafficking in international adoption, at least where the U.S. is concerned. Full Story »
Posted by Ann Wilmer
This article explains a fundamental fact of how adoption functions as a vast, lucrative and largely unregulated industry. And this fact is generally overlooked when the media "covers" adoption.
As an adoptee, I have found the process, the desperate need for reform and the media's inadequate coverage of this social phenomena a source of fascination and a cause.
This is an issue I know very little about, and found the piece generally informative. However, it's not written for a lay audience, assuming the reader is coming in with some background information.
An important, undercovered topic. Unfortunately, the author does not synthesize his source materials into a coherent whole, opting to quote large chunks of legalese.
This is quality journalism because it is a special interest peice. It is special interest because not everyone is exhilarted reading about overseas adoption. However, this peice delicately weaves in a highly relevant topic. Human Trafficking has been an issue for many years; although, recently awareness has been aroused. The fine line between baby selling and human trafficking is a fine line and this article toes it beautifully. It defines the criteria for both and brings to light the reason why this issue is grabbing attention. Celebrities are adopting foreign children at an increasing rate. But, the rapid rate that the adoption goes through is causing people to question the adopting practices. This article tackes all these ... More »
I thought this article was really interesting, and the headline definitely grabbed my eye. It's well-written and is backed up by numerous sources. Overall, the issue is well-documented and experts are cited.
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