while I agree that it will be difficult for our children in school if/when other children or their parents talk about them being stolen or kidnapped .. it DOES happen and this article, while painting all adoptions with the same brush is deplorable, is something that needs to be talked about and stopped. I, too, want to believe that my children's birth mother was not coerced or the children weren't bought but, at the time of our adoption, the lawyers could get a poa from the birth mother so she didn't have to sign the 4 times ... our birth mother did that. Unless we all find the birth families .. we really don't know. we want to believe, and I do, that our adoption is legitimate but I think that we need to realize that there are children who are kidnapped and adopted illegally all over the world. I heard on the news that there are over 7 MILLION children sold and kidnapped into slavery each year ..... 7 MILLION .. that is unreal!
So, I guess I agree with both sides of this horrible issue .... hopefully, one day, it won't have to be an issue
Maura.