A lot of adoptive parents, and some potential adoptive parents, find my blog because they’re looking for information about adopting from Ethiopia. Both of my kids were adopted from Ethiopia, and I am still pretty involved in that community.

However, readers should be warned that I’m not necessarily a huge advocate of international adoption. Because of my experiences with our adoption agency, considered reputable, and through conversations with other adoptive parents, I’ve grown increasingly disconcerted about coercion and fraud in international adoption, including in Ethiopia. Not surprisingly, some adoptive parents are not interested in hearing this point of view.

Here are a few of the posts I’ve written on this subject, in chronological order.

Adoption ethics

NY Times on first family searches

One way dialogue

The Dutch family and adoption dissolution

Dutch (mis)treat

Questions from strangers

Major upheaval in Ethiopian adoption programs

Update from US Consul in Addis

No news, but a rumor

Mixed messages on first family contact