“Stolen” children, baby trafficking, falsified identity papers, bribes, deceived biological mothers… Far from the clichés of acts of generosity and saving abandoned children, the rise of international adoption “
has accompanied by significant abuses,”
recognizes a report carried out by three general inspections (Foreign Affairs, Justice, Social Affairs).
Made public and delivered on Wednesday to Sarah El Haïry, the Minister responsible for Children, Youth and Families, it calls on France to
“officially recognize the existence of illicit practices that may have accompanied international adoptions, the shortcomings which allowed and the consequences they had for adopted people
.
This mission follows the relentless study by historians Yves Denéchère and Fabio Macedo on illegal practices in international adoption, published in 2023. The report of the three inspections does not go further, in observing and describing the phenomenon...
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