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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 4h

Many so-called "pro-life" supporters working to expand safe haven baby boxes with lawmakers also oppose adoptee rights, prioritizing anonymity over access to original birth certificates despite expert-supported calls for transparency in adoption. 🥚

Baby Box Pushers | Stop Baby Boxes Now!

Effective activism means knowing your enemy. Here's who and where they are.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 1d

Adoptees, birth families, and officials demand justice as S. Korea confronts systemic abuses in its international adoption system, including falsified records and coerced separations. A push for truth and accountability is reshaping the national reckoning.🥚 www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/g...

Adoptees, birth families, officials demand justice as Korea confronts abuses - The Korea Times

Mie Lee Hansen, now 38 years old and living in Denmark, thought she knew the story of her adoption and the family that gave her away. She had docum...

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 2d

Terrence was born in Canada but adopted by U.S. parents as an infant. Now he can’t return home after being stopped at the border and discovering he was never granted citizenship. Urge your U.S. Representatives to support the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act.🥚

‘I want to go home’: Man born in Canada but adopted by Americans stuck up north

Terrence McBride's troubles began after he pulled up to the U.S. border. He told officials he’s an American citizen, but carries a Canadian passport. He said he was detained for about a…

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 2d

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Indigenous sovereignty and stand with Indigenous adoptees whose histories include forced separation and cultural erasure—realities Indigenous communities have faced both historically and today. We commit to continue advocating for truth, healing, and justice.🥚

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 3d

For decades, thousands of Chilean children were stolen and illegally adopted abroad by a network of officials and clergy. The Hijos y Madres del Silencio Foundation has reunited over 300 survivors, while courts investigate 1,500+ cases.🥚

Foundation reunites children illegally adopted with biological parents - UPI.com

The Hijos y Madres del Silencio Foundation has worked for more than 11 years to reunite families after children were illegally put up for adoption in Chile.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 4d

The Korean government calls joining the Hague Convention a step toward transparency and child protection, but many adoptees see it as normalizing, not reforming, international adoption. The system still treats children as exportable commodities, not rights-holding individuals.🥚

After 30 years, Korea joins international adoption convention

Korea has formally joined the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 30 years after the treaty took effect.

koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 5d

While it’s a relief these documents have finally surfaced, it’s unacceptable that life-defining records sat for decades in a private home. This discovery is a stark reminder of how fragile adoptees’ access to our own histories remains, and how urgently that must change. 🥚

This Adoptee Discovered a Trove of Documents in a Nun’s Basement. The Rare Vietnam War Records May Rewrite the Story of Operation Babylift

The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the…

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 6d

Whether you're a Korean adoptee reconnecting with your heritage, a member of the broader adoptee community, or someone who appreciates global music and culture, this event offers a meaningful opportunity to gather, reflect, and celebrate resilience through art. 🥚 www.tickettailor.com/events/korea...

Image of Korean musicians in traditional apparel in front of beautiful Korean architecture. Text: The Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind (KTMOB) Monday, October 20th, 2025 at 6:30pm. Calvin University Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC) Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 Hosted by: Korean Connection.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 6d

This TIME article exposes how safe haven baby boxes bypass child welfare protocols, ignore medical and legal safeguards, and promote a harmful narrative that abandonment is care. It raises serious concerns about the impact on women, infants, adoptees, and society at large. 🥚

Why Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere

Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emotions and debate.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 7d

A Korean-American adoptee chef in Seoul is serving traditional Chuseok meals to fellow returned adoptees, fostering community and cultural connection during an emotionally difficult time for many adoptees who are in Korea but feel isolated during family-oriented celebrations. 🥚

Adoptee Chef's Restaurant Serves Chuseok Meals to Lonely Returned Koreans

Adoptee Chefs Restaurant Serves Chuseok Meals to Lonely Returned Koreans Simone Eun-mi, a returned Dutch adoptee, combines songpyeon and tacos to create home for those without family during holidays

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 8d

PAAF is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that replaces the Adoptee Citizenship Act. Please contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives today and urge them to support this critical legislation that ensures all adoptees receive the citizenship they were promised. 🥚

Protect Adoptees and American Families Act

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) along with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), introduced the bipartisan Protect Adoptees and American Families Act (S. 2923) on September 18, 2025. The same day, Reps. Adam…

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 8d

searching for her birth parents due to South Carolina’s overly restrictive adoption laws. Beginning at 18, the long search took an emotional toll, but at 53 she reunited with biological family. She later founded Unsealed to push for open records for all adoptees. 🥚

'She deserves answers': A search for birth parents sparks support for Upstate adoptees

"You feel like a huge part of your life is missing."

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 10d

Driven by her own journey, Ami Nafzger founded G.O.A.’L. to empower South Korean adoptees returning to their birth country by offering a variety of support services. Their advocacy led to the F-4 visa, opening the door for adoptees to live and work in Korea more freely. 🥚

Helping South Korean Adoptees Return to Their Birth Country

The Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link has been vital in pushing for a special visa status and other services to help Koreans adopted abroad reconnect with South Korea.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 11d

The landmark 1983 case of Leticia Racine shows how forced removal from her community erased her connection to her native roots. Her story highlights the lasting harm of forced First Nations adoptions and the struggle Indigenous adoptees face to reclaim identity. 🥚

How a landmark 1983 adoption case left a First Nations girl trying to 'not be brown anymore' | CBC News

Leticia Racine was just seven when the Supreme Court ruled that her foster parents should be allowed to adopt her. She has spent over 40 years untangling that decision and understanding its impact on...

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 12d

South Korea’s President Lee faces growing pressure after acknowledging the mismanagement of overseas adoption programs that separated countless children from birth families. His apology has reignited debate over accountability, transparency, and rights for adoptees. 🥚

South Korea's president apologizes over poorly managed foreign adoption programs

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has apologized for poorly managed foreign adoption programs that were rife with abuses and fraud.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 13d

The case of a Belgian woman accused of placing Guatemalan children for adoption under false pretenses has reignited calls for accountability in international adoption and long‑buried chapter of forced and fraudulent adoptions linked to non‑profits, and legal loopholes.🥚

Belgian woman, 82, accused of abducting children and placing them for adoption as ‘orphans’

Michèle B. is the former chair of Belgian non-profit organisation Hacer Puente.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 14d

“They’re still taking our children.” They used pre-birth psychological tests to justify taking Ivana’s baby an hour after birth but later admit to ignoring cultural guidelines, fueling claims of colonial bias as Indigenous Greenlanders remain overrepresented in child removals.🥚

A woman gave birth in Denmark but an hour later the government took her baby

A Danish parental competency test has been criticised as a harsh overreach into family life, with Greenlanders more likely to lose their children, another sore spot in Denmark’s difficult…

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 15d

Isai Cabrera was adopted from Mexico at 7 months old and has lived in the U.S. ever since. At 24, he was detained by ICE in Mason, Tennessee after a broken taillight. He was reportedly transferred on Sunday, and now his whereabouts are unknown. 🥚 wreg.com/news/tn-man-...

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 16d

Ireland’s 2022 legislation opened a path for adopted people and birth parents to reconnect. Support services now help facilitate reunion and healing, a key step toward restoring the right to know, reunite and belong. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41... 🥚

Barnardos to help support birth fathers explore reunions with their children who were adopted

The children’s charity is to hold an event in Dublin next month for birth fathers

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 17d

Unlike the U.S. Armenian adoption law states that if the child is around 10 years or older, their consent is required under Armenian regulation. This acknowledges that children have a say in their adoption and a right to maintain contact with birth parents.🥚

Between law and love: Understanding adoption in Armenia

Adoption is a complex process with profound effects on both children and parents. In Armenia, it is governed by specific laws and accompanied by psychological challenges that require careful…

armenianweekly.com

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 17d

Meet up with fellow adoptees at Detroit Harvest Fest on Sunday, October 26 at the brand-new Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park! Bring a friend or family member and enjoy a fun, low-key afternoon of connection, community, and fall festivities along the riverfront. 🥚

Adoptee Meet-Up: Harvest Fest at Riverside Park, Sun, Oct 26, 2025, 1:00 PM | Meetup

**Adoptee Meetup at Detroit Harvest Fest! 🍂** **Connect, Celebrate, and Build Community** Join us for a special adoptee meetup during the **[Detroit Harvest Fest](https://

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 18d

U.S. and Mexican authorities recently apprehended the alleged ringleader of a cartel-linked baby trafficking network. The operation reportedly involved abducting pregnant women, facilitating illicit births, and selling infants to buyers in the U.S. for $14,000. 🥚

U.S. intelligence leads to capture of alleged baby trafficking ringleader, cartel-linked "La Diabla"

The case underscores Washington's intensified targeting of Mexican cartels and marks an expansion in the way U.S. counterterrorism policy is applied.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 19d

Thousands of Chinese adoptees invest time and money in DNA tests, translators, and private investigators to find their birth families—facing language barriers and scarce records. This struggle hinders their basic human right to know their identity.🥚

For Chinese adoptees, the cost of finding answers is high

Birth family search is becoming increasingly common with new technologies.

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Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition @michiganadoptees.bsky.social · 20d

The Protect Adoptees and American Families Act (PAAF), formerly known as the Adoptee Citizenship Act, has been reintroduced to close a decades-old gap that left thousands of intercountry adoptees without U.S. citizenship after they were excluded by the 2000 cutoff. 🥚

Legislation that grants U.S. citizenship to adoptees gains bipartisan support | Big Island Now

The act addresses barriers faced by adoptees, ensuring their rightful access to higher education, employment, and protection from deportation.

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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 24d

The US Senate has introduced the bipartisan Protect Adoptees and American Families Act, formerly known as the Adoptee Citizenship Act. Let's get this enacted so that thousands of intercountry adoptees finally secure US citizenship. 🥚 adopteesunited.org/congress-int...

The Protect Adoptees and American Families Act | Adoptees United

The fight for US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees continues, with introduction of the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act

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