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As the country&#=
8217;s
birthrate keeps plunging, an opposition lawmaker came up with a desperate
measure: an outright ban on international adoption of Korean children.=
Rep. Ko Kyung-hwa of the Grand National Party said yesterday she pl=
ans to
introduce legislation that would prohibit adoption of Korean children by
foreign parents outside Korea
while systematically supporting domestic adoption.
Even as we struggle to counter a dropping birthrate and the aging populatio=
n,
the number of international adoptions is higher than that of domestic
adoptions, explained Rep. Ko.
To make a fundamental change, foreign adoptions should be banned and the
government needs to work proactively so that we could raise our children he=
re.
To promote domestic adoption, the lawmaker also proposed a state subsidy for
the child’s foster care during the adoption process, an integrated
database for adoption agencies and a reasonable adoption fee, among others.=
Some experts, however, said that an outright ban on overseas adoption may be
too early for the country.
Korea
has long had a reputation as a baby exporter, producing a population of 157=
,000
adopted Koreans over half a century. Although domestic adoption has been
growing steadily in recent years, the number is still less than that of
overseas adoptions.
Of 3,562 children that found homes through adoption last year, about 41
percent, or 1,461 kids, were adopted by Koreans while 59 percent, or 2,101,=
by
foreign parents, which is the third largest number after China and Russia.
(milaya@heraldm.com)
By Lee Sun-young=
2006.05.10
Copyright 2001 ~ 20=
03
Herald Media INC. All rights reserved.
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