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South Korea admits to 'mass exporting' children for adoption

South Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial programme that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry has found.

It said the government's lack of oversight enabled the "mass exportation of children" by private agencies that were driven by profit, and found examples of fraud, falsified records and coercion.

Since the 1950s, South Korea has sent more children abroad for adoption than any other country, with most sent to Western countries.

South Korea has since moved to tighten its adoption processes, but some adoptees and their biological parents say they are still haunted by what they went through. The BBC spoke to one woman who claimed her adoptive parents "took better care of the dog than they ever did of me".

"This is a shameful part of our history," said Park Sun-young, the chairperson of the commission, at a press briefing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjryv1kpgo

You might be. I know for a fact I was. On another note: A lot of countries have histories of stealing babies from their bio-parents and adopting them out. Even sanctioned by the governments. South Korea is one of those places from the 50s to the 90s.

Oh, she will be back for sure, and it will be the twins' fault for not going for the kill. Jun Ho should be gone also, but as usual, in typical K-drama fashion, they want to keep a secret that harms them more than helps them.

Dongseok was adopted.

Seung Ri had no right to question or lecture Eun Ae on why she was at the hospital and why she didn't leave right away. That was none of her business, had nothing to do with work, and she isn't family either.

She is clear that it will not happen. He is the obsessed one.

I think she originally got hired to promote the hotel or store and her target became the rich bio-dad.

San Wol and Hong Ju need something to do besides trash-talk from the cheap seats. Their original goal was to go after the Dream group themselves, but that plot hasn't been explored any further.

Jang Mi will be his.

That's what I got he was asking about his dad.

The way it played out was excellent, with Hwa Yeong thinking Jang Mi went back to the side dish shop, and Seo Rin was missing. She had no idea that both twins were at the house and spilled all the tea.

Oh my Jun Ho is turning into a monster.

Seo Rin told Jang Mi what she needed to hear. We have to see if she actually stops being stupid and weak.

It was a mini do-it-yourself training montage. At least she had one as opposed to getting thrown off a building and up around like nothing happened 2 episodes later.

Well, I certainly don't give them a pass for lying to her. That's totally wrong. The family is not communicating very well. We should get to see that change.

Yes, they have to start working together. I hope we see Min Ju ask Chole why she felt she had to do things the way she is and agree to help her.

That plan only caused her problems and didn't save or keep anyone safe really.

I hope the writers don't go there with him, but men exhibiting his kind of behavior can be very dangerous to the women they are obsessed with.

We are in for a wild ride for at least 40 episodes.

As I remember, Jang Mi always admired Jun Ho as a chef and role model in that capacity. I don't think she ever gave any indication she saw him as a romantic partner.