{"id":8796,"date":"2011-05-10T23:05:07","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T23:05:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-10T23:05:07","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T23:05:07","slug":"Adoption-Ad-Stirs-Controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=8796","title":{"rendered":"Adoption Ad Stirs Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the hot topics online in South Korea today, the sixth Adoption Day, was a soon-to-be-aired baby commercial by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The issue surfaced late last month when the ministry said it planned to air the commercial, the first of its kind, featuring babies who are waiting to be adopted. The ad is part of its campaign to \u201cfind homes to those on the waiting list for adoption,\u201d1,800 in total, and to \u201caccelerate the adoption process.\u201d The one-minute-long clip shows the potential adoptee and basic information including physical characteristics and contact number.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Though it may be well-intentioned, the commercial triggered concerns about privacy and whether it will effectively promote domestic adoption. In an apparent effort to dispel privacy worries, the ministry said it reviewed potential legal issues and it emphasized that the strategy has been used in the U.S. and U.K. and proved effective in encouraging adoption. But many remain doubtful. \u201cIn Korean society where open adoption is not common, we remain very skeptical how [the commercial] can have a positive effect in promoting domestic adoption,\u201d an opposition Progressive Party said in a statement. <\/p>\n

The statement also noted the urgent need to improve \u201cwelfare policies for single parents who shoulder the burden of child-rearing in a challenging situation,\u201d and emphasized \u201creducing the number of adoptees takes priority over adoption promotion.\u201d Adoption has been always a sensitive issue in Korea, one of the world\u2019s biggest sources of overseas adoption. According to the data from the ministry, a total of 19,345 children were sent overseas for adoption from 2000 to 2010. The issue is a web of complicated, hard problems\u2014longstanding social emphasis on blood-related family, social welfare system which some say inadequate, and a deep-rooted bias toward unwed mothers and their children.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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