I very much regret if my words - in this brief format - were unclear, misunderstood, misterpretted and taken perosnally. I speak of the institution of adoption when I - and others - speak with great concern about corruption and exploiatation. I speak of unscrupulous baby brokers and child traffickers.

I am very much aware that all parties to adoption are exploited by the lack of regulation in privatized adoption and devote an entire chapter in my book, The Stork Market, to helping prospective adopters avoid being scammed.

The United Nations misrepresented statistics the number of orphans by counting "half-orphans" - those who had one deceased parent.

I am also very well aware of, and have researched and reported on the fact that adopters are often lied to and misled by the egency they are working with in omitting many medical facts about the the child they are adopting. Further, if you read the works of David Smolin, who coined the phrase child laundering, you will come to understand that in the often sleazy world of international child trafficking for adoption, children are stolen and kidnapped, and papers forged.  They are sold to orpahnages who then pass them on to foreign adopton agencies who in turn transfer them to US and other adoption agencies for huge fees. Couples often adopt totally unaware - and the agencie may or may not be aware - of the true origins of the child.

David Smolin and his wife came discover that two children they adopted had been stolen. You can read their story of horro on fleasbiting.blogspot.com. Likewise the Helmseys recently discoverd possibly falsified DNA tests in regards to a child they were in the proces sof adopting. 

These are far from incriminations of the good, loving people who are trying to do an altruistic thing in providing a home for a child. They too have been victimized.  In the US anyone can hang up a chingle and arrange adoptions: no training, no education, no certification.  Money is currupting and people are willing to spend $40k+ for a chld. There are always those willing to supply a commodyt for such a price, preying on the desperation of all parties to adoption. This is why may countires such as Guatemala and Vietnam to name just two have stopped international adoptions.

Please read "The Lies we Love" by E.J. Graff , foreignpolicy.com available online.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4508

All who love and are concernd about childrne must face these horrible truths to stop furture harm.  Again, this is not a condemnation on those who did so unwttingly in the past.