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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Reproductive slavery: Australia puts children at risk by ‘freeing up’ the adoption market

Reproductive slavery: Australia puts children at risk by ‘freeing up’ the adoption market

The on-line publication: The Conversation, features an article authored by Professors Fronek, Cuthbert and Keyes.  The article raises concerns about  a conflict of interest amongst those influencing  intercountry adoption policy and legislation.  Adoptive parents, particularly high profiles, such as Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness, have the ear of the PM and have undoubtedly a personal vested interest in making it “easier, cheaper and quicker to adopt” for couples like themselves.  According to the Professors the serving of their and those they represent interests are superseding the “best interests of the child”.[1]

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