Most Indian kids up for overseas adoption find homes in US

[Hafizzz]

Most Indian kids up for overseas adoption find homes in US - The Times of India

MUMBAI: Indian children put up for adoption overseas in the past three years have mostly landed up in the United States, followed by Italy and Spain, shows data from the ministry of women and child development. India handed over 308 babies to couples abroad last year, according to statistics presented by the ministry before the Lok Sabha in August.

This trail of overseas adoption has come into the spotlight after the Bombay high court ruled that Indian parents should be given preference in child adoption over non-resident Indians, overseas citizens of India and foreign nationals. The case pertained to a petition filed by a Pune couple who objected to a girl child being given up for adoption to a US-based couple.

Inter-country adoptions have been a contentious issue worldwide, owing to fears of trafficking or exploitation of poor children by developed countries. Many of the grey areas have, however, been ironed out in recent years. Indian babies being given up for overseas adoption are protected by guidelines governing the Adoption of Children 2011, based on the Hague Convention, and clearly prioritize desi couples for adoption of Indian babies. While the law allows one out of five babies to be given up for adoption abroad, ministry records show that only one in 15 on an average are sent overseas. In 2012 for instance, 4,694 children were adopted by Indian couples as against 308 sent overseas. Sunil Arora, vice-president of the Federation of Adoption Agencies, Maharashtra, explains many of these are children with special needs who they aren't able to place in Indian families, for instance, those with burn marks, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, physical deformity, or those older then five years.

"Adoption is increasingly being looked at only in terms of rules and procedures. But we need to keep in mind that every child has a right to a family," points out Nilima Mehta who formerly headed the state's child welfare council.

Contrary to popular belief, babies put up for adoption overseas don't come from poorer states such as Bihar or Uttar Pradesh. The relatively developed states of Maharashtra and Delhi have consistently sent out more children overseas than any other region.

India isn't the only country with concerns over sending children abroad. Russia recently banned its children from being given for adoption to foreign couples. Romania in 2004 clamped down on inter-country adoptions as well. But such draconian measures may only result in children living in institutions — which isn't a favourable option, point out child experts.

 

[PlanetWarrior]

Most of the Indian users here are adopted kids from India. They are so lucky to be adopted or else they would be living in poverty in India just like the rest of the Indian population.

Hopefully you are one of the luckier Pakistanis who isn't the bulls eye target of a future drone attack or the special chops pieces of a future TTP attack

 

[GURU DUTT]

Most of the Indian users here are adopted kids from India. They are so lucky to be adopted or else they would be living in poverty in India just like the rest of the Indian population.

kyon bhai jaan panee zatti zindagi ke ghinone pehlu yahan sari duniya ke samne khol rahe ho mujhe apke maazi ki yadoon se poori hamdardi hai ......

 

[[Bregs]]

This is huge exaggeration of fact just to malign the image of an entire country, too much obsessions leads to dreamy and fairy tale ideas

 

[Sashan]

This is huge exaggeration of fact just to malign the image of an entire country, too much obsessions leads to dreamy and fairy tale ideas

Let me know what is your concern here.

There is no exaggeration of fact or murder of the image of the country. Every child deserve to have a family and if you look at the numbers, there are very less kids going in for adoption compared to the kids in orphanages across the country and even lower nos(about 10% of the no of kids adopted) going in for foreign country adoptions.

P.S - I should thank the mods for taking care of a post which was taking cheapshot at things instead of looking at adoption from humanity perspective.

 

[livingdead]

This is huge exaggeration of fact just to malign the image of an entire country, too much obsessions leads to dreamy and fairy tale ideas

lolz... the news item is factual...