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the idea that the demand of affluent people for strangers’ children is in tension with child welfare protections is actually correct. But of course in Anglophone countries, where #adoption is about making people into parents, the conclusion is “so much the worse for child welfare protections.”

Michigan Adoptee Rights Coalition@michiganadoptees.bsky.social

Quebec imposed a moratorium on international adoption in 2024 over child trafficking concerns, but this couple is calling for it to be lifted due to dissatisfaction with long domestic wait times, highlighting a tension between adult demand for infants and child welfare protections. buff.ly/q4Eovp1 🥚

ctvnews.caQuebec couple calls on Quebec to rethink moratorium on international adoptionsA Quebec couple who cannot have a baby is looking to adopt, but is being told the wait list in Quebec is 15 to 20 years.

17/4/26, 3:11 pm17 reposts57 likes

Dmitri. #freeLink

@momus.bsky.social

17 Apr

seems like "but if they're rich, of course they'll make better parents" is also an unstated premise

KayelaWrites

@kwrights.bsky.social

17 Apr

I'd argue it's THE unstated premise! Pregnant people experiencing a temporary crisis are prime targets for the #adoption industry, and those vulnerable people are given binder after binder filled with photos of hopeful adopters promoting their wonderful homes, great jobs, and comfortable lifestyles.

KayelaWrites

@kwrights.bsky.social

17 Apr

#Adoption is society's way of reinforcing the unspoken dictates regarding who is worthy of parenthood and who is not.

Kate Pryde

@mutant187.bsky.social

19 Apr

And of course, we can't give adequate public assistance to low-income birth parents so they can keep and raise the child with a decent standard of living! 😏