tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post1221938344663178291..comments2024-02-15T23:56:02.370-08:00Comments on MPAK Blog: A Tragic Decision by the City of Seoul on Baby BoxSteve Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-73629668621690573572015-01-27T10:00:07.395-08:002015-01-27T10:00:07.395-08:00Koreans don't WANT to adopt these children (be...Koreans don't WANT to adopt these children (because they overvalue bloodlines). Foreigners WANT to, but CAN'T. However, Dillon International places Korean children. <br />https://www.dillonadopt.com/south-korea/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-13543137510841929312014-02-25T18:07:53.746-08:002014-02-25T18:07:53.746-08:00The short answer is no, as they are put into the i...The short answer is no, as they are put into the institutions where adoption is not facilitated. They may be adopted domestically, not intercountry.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-22111807093945747292014-02-25T16:32:42.868-08:002014-02-25T16:32:42.868-08:00Is there a way to bring one of these kids home to ...Is there a way to bring one of these kids home to the US with me? I speak a little Korean and am familiar with the culture. I'll be in Seoul in April, so if anyone can tell me what I can do to help, I'd be happy to. Thanks!<br />SheDrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663130754087765508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-39358088770470539492014-01-13T01:25:08.941-08:002014-01-13T01:25:08.941-08:00Thank you!Thank you!Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629128713383723176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-26566331831069363512014-01-12T05:35:09.725-08:002014-01-12T05:35:09.725-08:00If anyone is interested in more information, you c...If anyone is interested in more information, you can check out their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theBabyBoxChurch/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109672357399727421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-86883477848288008432014-01-12T05:26:43.116-08:002014-01-12T05:26:43.116-08:00It's not so much that there's a problem of...It's not so much that there's a problem of relinquishing rights (I'm pretty sure anyway), but that the parents don't want their names attached to the baby. Because these babies are just given up in the dead of night with no information, registering a child is difficult -- or so that's what reading many articles have led me to believe. Assuming that they are eventually registered and are available for adoption, there are not many Koreans that are willing to adopt because of the stigma of having an adopted child, that being the families being ashamed of them. Same for those women who are single and have a baby, they are more willing to give up the baby than bring shame to the family over being an unwed mother. Unfortunately, the Korean government also makes it near impossible for foreigners who may want to adopt a child; even couples wherein one spouse is a Korean national, it is difficult for them to adopt. This is all just information that I've gathered or gleaned from just reading random articles. I do not say that all these are facts with the exception of one: the couple wherein one spouse is a Korean national. The belief of this particular thing being fact is because my father and his then-wife went through the system in adopting my sister, and it was extremely difficult.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109672357399727421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-39488545957847460562014-01-11T21:45:12.871-08:002014-01-11T21:45:12.871-08:00Yes, there is a way.
Please visit the link:
http:/...Yes, there is a way.<br />Please visit the link:<br />http://kindredimage.org/Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-53688222057044765242014-01-11T19:04:31.324-08:002014-01-11T19:04:31.324-08:00Is there a way to directly donate to the organizat...Is there a way to directly donate to the organization running the Baby Box?<br />Casshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629128713383723176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-18887537047081130732014-01-08T22:55:05.655-08:002014-01-08T22:55:05.655-08:00I learned during my last trip to Korea that these ...I learned during my last trip to Korea that these babies are available for adoption under the abandonment status. But they are not available for intercountry adoption. Domestically, they can be adopted, but the problem is that the current law has made it much more difficult for parents to qualify, and must be approved by the court. This change and the cultural issue of Koreans wanting secret adoption have driven them away from adopting. Many have dropped out of the adoption processes due to the complexity of the new changes. This aspect of the change to screen out the right parents for children is good one (still not as complicated as ours in the US) but there has to be some balance between the complex process and dealing with the cultural issues in Korea to make adoption work and enhance adoption rather than discourage it. So despite the availability of the children through the Baby Box, adoption is not happening as much as we would like to see. The Koreans see the law as an impediment, thus discouraged to go through it.Steve Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485811260567035056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-33784774491881933062014-01-08T17:56:18.280-08:002014-01-08T17:56:18.280-08:00I can see you haven't, yet, responded to the o...I can see you haven't, yet, responded to the other comments and questions. I would also like to know how to adopt one of these children. My husband has epilepsy and we have hit many road blocks when trying to adopt. I would praise God to have one of these beautiful children to tuck in at night. We are married (11 years), otherwise healthy, own our home, and have great jobs. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13019694911539448651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-75318935947424596042013-12-02T14:15:58.934-08:002013-12-02T14:15:58.934-08:00This is so sad to hear. These abandoned babies are...This is so sad to hear. These abandoned babies are not able to be given to the adoption agencies in Korea (Holt), correct? Is it because there was not an official relinquishing of parental rights given by the birthmother? I'm trying to understand how the system is set up in Seoul. What has the process been in the past for the babies who were given to the hospital from the Baby Box? Are they then eligible for domestic adoption? And this is just not happening, so do they stay at the hospital indefinitely (and therefore that might be part of the "lack of room" they are claiming)? I am just trying to understand all of this...thank you!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302672267356683211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-5971384373746016662013-11-28T07:08:45.648-08:002013-11-28T07:08:45.648-08:00South Korea could change adoption laws..
There are...South Korea could change adoption laws..<br />There are many women who cannot have children who would be very happy to adopt them. There are single women with careers who would be very happy to adopt children..<br />The adoption laws in Korea make it impossible for anyone who does not meet the standard set to adopt...<br />As a single for Foreigner woman who is not married but well educated and well able to provide for a child and over the age of 40 and was never physically able or medically able to have children it breaks my heart to see so many kids so many children left without homes or loving families or loving parents because the standards do not allow for an adoption to happen because the standards are inflexible. I would have been happy to adopt one of those children and I would have been very grateful and I would have given them all the love in the world that a child deserves.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098902739854127271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-38163549837074930052013-11-27T16:48:55.514-08:002013-11-27T16:48:55.514-08:00I'm sure our Christian school would sponsor a ...I'm sure our Christian school would sponsor a child as well. Let us know what we can do from the U.S. message me on facebook if there is something tangible we can do. <br />Traci Bailey LeBrunT.A. LeBrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372961891765938441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283674149915853764.post-10480589274198371262013-11-27T15:06:29.763-08:002013-11-27T15:06:29.763-08:00Can we get a suggestion over to them to see if the...Can we get a suggestion over to them to see if they can set up a "sponsorship" program so that individual children can be sponsored by families here in the US and elsewhere? I know my foundation can participate in this way. Is this even an option that is allowed? I know we need to pray... But we also need to act.K-Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920174242175650846noreply@blogger.com