After the Korean War, Americans began adopting children from South Korea. This fueled global practices of adoption.

Couples willing to expand their families with international adoption have to understand the process for everyone involved. Every country has different guidelines governing who can adopt and how ...

Several European countries have already rejected international adoption due to serious violations. In many cases, children were taken from their biological parents under false pretences ...

As an adoptee during China’s one-child policy, I’ve always understood and appreciated the value that international adoption can bring, especially as a response to child welfare crises and ...

Korea’s international adoptions began with mostly mixed-race ... Domestic adoption is uncommon in the country, and raising a child out of wedlock was taboo in a socially conservative culture.

Americans adopted more than 270,000 children from other countries, according to the U.S. Department of State. The peak occurred in 2004 with nearly 23,000 international adoptions, declining to ...

Some countries, including Canada ... There’s no doubt that the memory of any challenges in completing an international adoption quickly pale in comparison to the joy experienced by parents as they ...

U.S. adoption officials and international agencies such as UNICEF say the Hague rules, which require countries to set up a central adoption authority and a system of checks and balances ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. As an adoptee during China’s one-child policy, I’ve always understood and ...