This was a question I had back when I was in elementary school. I had asked my mom but she had no clue. In my little brain I thought it was wrong to buy children, but now I’m wondering if that’s not actually the case. What is that money being spent on?
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It’s an industry. There is financial corruption, political lobbying groups, and businesses that position themselves as charitable orgs that typically favor the adoptive parents over the adopted child and the birth parents. I spent about a year researching the ethics of adoption and I started with this eye-opening book: The Child Catchers, by Kathryn Joyce. There’s way more info available it now though. Including books by adult adoptees. It’s extremely complex partly bc of how adoption messaging is romanticized (and it’s a rare bipartisan issue) but you are correct to ask about the money. Be skeptical.
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