Carl Smith

Illegally adopted children are seeking their families in Indonesia. They are being obstructed by complex bureaucracy. #adoption #adopteevoices #illegaladoption #Indonesia #Indonesianadoptees #stolenchildren en.tempo.co/read/2113549/a…

ICE crackdown leaves many international adoptees scrambling to prove their citizenship #adoption #adopteevoices #adopteerights #immigration #deportation sahanjournal.com/immigration/in…

Paraguay’s Lost Children #1: The International Adoptions In The Stroessner Era. #adoption #adopteevoices #ParaguayAdoptees #internationaladoption #stolenchildren #Paraguay asunciontimes.com/culture/paragu… via @asuncionTimes

Stolen Identities? Thousands of Sri Lankan Adoptees Still Searching for the Families They Lost #adoption #adopteevoices #SriLankanAdoptees #stolenchildren #stolenidentities slguardian.org/stolen-identit…

Guatemala is preparing to resume international adoptions after an 18-year suspension, with processing expected to begin under a newly structured system. 😡 #adoption #adoptionhistory #internationaladoption #childtrafficking #stolenchildren concriterio.gt/guatemala-rean…

What are your thoughts? To the MAGA right, an adopted child represents the ultimate realization of the traditional, nuclear family ideal. They view adoption as a heroic, moral alternative to abortion, aligning with their overarching pro-life philosophy. 🙄 liberalcurrents.com/what-to-the-ma…

Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert announced that she has discovered three older biological half-brothers on her birth mother's side after a lifelong search. #adoption #adopteevoices #adoptiondiscovery #longlostfamily #adoptionreunion ew.com/melissa-gilber…

An international baby trafficking scandal has upended the lives of adoptive families in Singapore, forcing them to face the devastating possibility of losing their children. #adoption #illegaladoption #adoptiontrafficking #childtrafficking #stolenchildren bitacora.com.uy/it-was-love-at…

The actions of a nun should be investigated for sexual abuse, and a social worker for "baby trading", as part of an upcoming public inquiry into mother and baby institutions, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses in Northern Ireland. #adoption #forcedadoption bbc.com/news/articles/…

A report has found 'human rights abuses, degrading treatment, and forced separation of families are recurring and frequent' in survivors of 'mother and baby homes' in Northern Ireland. #adoption #forcedadoption #stolenchildren #motherandbabyhomes news.sky.com/video/survivor…

Post-war adoption laws enabled courts to strip unmarried mothers of their rights by legally deeming their refusal to consent to adoption as "unreasonable". #adoption #forcedadoption #birthmothers #motherandbabyhomes #adoptionapology #stolenchildren kcl.ac.uk/news/research-…

An Idaho woman successfully reunited with her biological family in Moldova after discovering she was kidnapped and trafficked at birth. #adoption #adopteevoices #childtrafficking #stolenchildren #adoptionreunion ksl.com/article/515937…

@Omnia_Somnia @CIAMS_Coalition The forced separation of children from their families for profit—often referred to in legal and criminological contexts as "child laundering" or illegal adoption—is widely recognized by international human rights experts as a form of child trafficking. ☹️

@CIAMS_Coalition Pero, además, no fueron adopciones forzadas (como titula el artículo). Fueron separaciones forzadas de madres e hij@s.

La prédation des mères et le désenfantement par tout moyen. Aujourd'hui, grâce à la GPA, c'est contractualisé et présenté comme émancipation des femmes et "intérêt de l'enfant".

@uk_karen Here is another article by @nytimes (pay wall) on the Netherlands forced adoption apology. nytimes.com/2026/07/02/wor…

@decsmith50 Would love to know how this has come about and how the apology was given?

The Government of the Netherlands has formally apologized to mothers who were forced to give up their children for adoption between 1956 and 1984. #Netherlands #adoption #adopteevoices #forcedadoption #birthmothers #stolenchildren #justiceforsurvivors slguardian.org/netherlands-is…

South Korean birth mothers are exposing the hidden cost of overseas adoption by stepping forward to challenge decades of agency fraud and government sanctioned erasure. #adoption #koreanadoption #stolenchildren #justiceforsurvivors #birthmothers koreatimes.co.kr/amp/southkorea…

Reform MP says her mother took forced adoption secret ‘to her grave’ #adoption #adopteevoices #forcedadoption #birthmothers the-independent.com/news/uk/home-n…

‘The shame is ours’: Keir Starmer issues formal state apology over forced adoptions. #adoption #forcedadoption #birthmothers #stolenchildren #justiceforsurvivors theguardian.com/society/2026/j…

Report to expose secrets of ‘baby farming’ at private Northern Ireland nursing home. #adoption #forcedadoption #babyfarming #stolenchildren belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/report-to…

Nearly a third of registered adoptions in #Iran over the past decade were illegal, according to state data, exposing a hidden market that advocates say can leave babies vulnerable to sale, abandonment, servitude and other forms of abuse. #childtrafficking iranintl.com/en/202606202404