Adoption History: 1957 - International Conference on Intercountry Adoptions reported on problems surrounding international adoptions. These problems included a lack of regulation, review, or formal process. Today the adoption community refers to intercountry adoptions as international adoptions. Despite widespread support in the Christian community, adoption agencies throughout the United States were largely against a popular international adoption method called adoption by proxy, which involves designating an individual to adopt on behalf of another. The key issue with the proxy was its overall lack of regulation7. Designating a representative within the country from which you wanted to adopt did not require social worker visits or background checks. Members of the U.S. Military stationed abroad led the international adoption charge. Ironically, thousands of children were in need of adoption because service men stationed around the globe had fathered children that were often rejected by their own country8. In addition, the presence of the military in various countries allowed them to see first hand the very real need for adoption. Many Christian organizations, such as Holt International Children’s Services, were heavily involved in connecting international children in need of adoption with families in the United States and adopting international children themselves.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:41:25 +0000
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