Resilience Synoposis has this:"With every new family created by adoption, another family gets torn apart." This Statement seems rather like Hollywood marketing hype.
Does "EVERY" new family includes the thousands of Disabled (37,246 Special Needs children of whom 97% are rejected by Korean people). What of the thousands of Mixed-Blood children in the first generation of adoptees until 1973 when abortion "fixed that problem" (Please read into this bitter sarcasm). Oh, and the Abandoned with no identity papers (29,950). All these figures come from the Min. of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.These numbers add up to about 40% of the 200,000 Overseas or InterCountry Adoptions from Korea.
NO, my friends this is a misleading statement. Please, Tammy Chu correct this with some qualifiers, Let's keep it REAL, not hyped. I endorse the movie as a tragic example, but NOT representing ALL, or EVERY new family. This is over the top, sounds like a great sound bit...but is it completely true? I don't think anyone can say that.
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Does "EVERY" new family includes the thousands of Disabled (37,246 Special Needs children of whom 97% are rejected by Korean people). What of the thousands of Mixed-Blood children in the first generation of adoptees until 1973 when abortion "fixed that problem" (Please read into this bitter sarcasm). Oh, and the Abandoned with no identity papers (29,950). All these figures come from the Min. of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.These numbers add up to about 40% of the 200,000 Overseas or InterCountry Adoptions from Korea.
NO, my friends this is a misleading statement. Please, Tammy Chu correct this with some qualifiers, Let's keep it REAL, not hyped. I endorse the movie as a tragic example, but NOT representing ALL, or EVERY new family. This is over the top, sounds like a great sound bit...but is it completely true? I don't think anyone can say that.
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Don, is this in response to something in particular? Who is "they" that you question what "they" mean?
I often state is thusly: "Every adoption represents a family that has failed to find the resources they needed to remain together." Abandoning a child is an act of desperation created by lack of options and support.
YES, M. I almost wholeheartedly agree with you on this. "an act of desperation" and thus I do not hold anger towards mothers and fathers, Couples as well as Unwed mothers who did this. BUT I disagree on the "EVERY" term. "resources they needed to remain together" just doesn't have a "ONE SIZE FITS ALL" because there are many situations IN KOREA where this does not hold true. Again, "every" is very powerful word.WHAT IS IMPORTANT to understand that ECONOMIC reasons HAVE NOT BEEN the most recent cause of mothers relinquishing children for adoption. Rather it is the Society's pressures and prejudices against single Unwed mothers raising children and perhaps those who, though did not want to abort, do NOT wish to take on motherhood. The number of unwed mothers keeping their babies is rising from just 2005 at 31.7% to 2008 at 37%. Ten years ago the percentage was 5% only.
I often state is thusly: "Every adoption represents a family that has failed to find the resources they needed to remain together." Abandoning a child is an act of desperation created by lack of options and support.
YES, M. I almost wholeheartedly agree with you on this. "an act of desperation" and thus I do not hold anger towards mothers and fathers, Couples as well as Unwed mothers who did this. BUT I disagree on the "EVERY" term. "resources they needed to remain together" just doesn't have a "ONE SIZE FITS ALL" because there are many situations IN KOREA where this does not hold true. Again, "every" is very powerful word.WHAT IS IMPORTANT to understand that ECONOMIC reasons HAVE NOT BEEN the most recent cause of mothers relinquishing children for adoption. Rather it is the Society's pressures and prejudices against single Unwed mothers raising children and perhaps those who, though did not want to abort, do NOT wish to take on motherhood. The number of unwed mothers keeping their babies is rising from just 2005 at 31.7% to 2008 at 37%. Ten years ago the percentage was 5% only.
There are many reasons that a woman chooses to terminate her conditions. Facts on Mixed-Race or the Korean governements preferred term "Mixed-Blood", births after 1973 is quite stark...zero for many years. Abortion was made easier to do, this is well documented fact. Abortion has been used as a form of birth control for many years. Many agree that 50% of women of child bearing years have had at least ONE abortion.
What is "a family," does this mean a woman who does NOT want to raise the child has NO RIGHT to Relinquish? What about the 63% of Unwed Mothers in 2008 who DID CHOOSE to give up their babies for adoption in-country andInterCountryAdoption Korea
Doctors performing few abortions!!
Every, yes, Every day of the year OB/GYN doctors claim 4,000women chose to terminate/end unwanted pregnancies, though I personally am against abortion I still feel that a woman should have the ultimate CHOICE, it is her body and she will have to face the emotional consequences. I do NOT hold ill feelings towards them, nor do I call them names (as a few extremists do).
What is "a family," does this mean a woman who does NOT want to raise the child has NO RIGHT to Relinquish? What about the 63% of Unwed Mothers in 2008 who DID CHOOSE to give up their babies for adoption in-country and
Doctors performing few abortions!!
Every, yes, Every day of the year OB/GYN doctors claim 4,000
I believe that MEN who had sex with a woman then run away are cowards and DNA testing should be done to determine if paternity is established. Put a shotgun to the male AND their parents to "do the right thing and legally bind them to support the mother and child. What ever happened to Shotgun weddings?
There is NO law in Korea concerning making the biological sperm donor/sex partner be responsible. NONE. I support FAMILY PRESERVATION and would go so far to have them FIXED with a “emergency Vasectomy” unless the young man gets married.
There is NO law in Korea concerning making the biological sperm donor/sex partner be responsible. NONE. I support FAMILY PRESERVATION and would go so far to have them FIXED with a “emergency Vasectomy” unless the young man gets married.
"I find your comment that abortion "fixed" the "problem" of "mixed-blood" children extremely racist and offensive. Are you implying that that was the only reason for abortion?"
"Abortion "fixed" the problem of mixed-blood children" if you will search for that on my blog using the search widget you would find also on the top headline "Adoption Stats_OAK_MOHWFA" that Abortion laws were amended in 1973 with five reasons allowing with a wink and a nod (according to numerous Korean news articles) many abortions to take place. "Racist and offensive" is the Korean's society's POINT OF VIEW of many.
The ironic thing is that because the government policies were so successful, Korean men in the countryside have turned to mail-order brides from overseas from several countries, and over 167,000 marriages have happened in the last 12 years. Though about 10-15% end in divorce and other issues of abuse, rejection by In-laws etc. The majority are working things out and over 100,000 MIXED-BLOOD children have been born. Korea, gasp, is no longer a homogeneous people. (The Korean War Baby just has to giggle because Hon Hyul Ahs (mixed-bloods) ARE BACK!!! Korean... time to step up to the Globalization you all wanted.lucky-or-not
The ironic thing is that because the government policies were so successful, Korean men in the countryside have turned to mail-order brides from overseas from several countries, and over 167,000 marriages have happened in the last 12 years. Though about 10-15% end in divorce and other issues of abuse, rejection by In-laws etc. The majority are working things out and over 100,000 MIXED-BLOOD children have been born. Korea, gasp, is no longer a homogeneous people. (The Korean War Baby just has to giggle because Hon Hyul Ahs (mixed-bloods) ARE BACK!!! Korean... time to step up to the Globalization you all wanted.lucky-or-not
"M" I am a half-breed, I am Mixed-Blood and after 1973 the records show that mixed-blood (under the Disabilities section I am proud to say counted with all Cleft lips, and 37,246 other Special Needs children Exported by Koreans because THEY ARE PREJUDICED as a society, even to this day they only adopted 3 % and 97% are sent to other countries.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABORTED. Here is the chart:
Lucky or Not?
Characteristics of International Adoptees, 1953-2007
Characteristics of International Adoptees, 1953-2007
Year | Male | Mixed-Blood |
1972 | 3,490 | 212 | ||
1973 | 4,688 | 154 | ||
1974 | 5,302 | ?? | ||
1975 | 5,077 | ?? |
Well, what happened in 1974. OH, Mixed-Blood babies were no longer a problem, solved by Abortion...
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