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| Issue Date | Headline topic | Source : Newspaper |
| June 2007 | American adoptive father launches campaign to help unwed Korean moms "Just one year ago, Dr. Richard Boas, theAmerican father of an adopted Korean girl named Esther, was financially helping other Americans so they could adopt children from overseas. However, Boas' perspective radically changed after visiting South Korea late last year. Now, he is an activist for the rights of single and unwed mothers and their children. Moreover, he has become a staunch supporter of domestic adoption within Korea. |
Yonhap News Korea |
| June 2007 | Children Can Adopt Mothers Surname "Sons and daughters will be able to inherit the family name of their mother or step-parents' last names under a revised Civil Law that will go into effect from Jan 1, 2008." |
Korea Times |
| May 2007 | Transparent Adoption Vital "Korean adoption culture cannot improve as long as you keep secrecy. Adopting a child in secrecy means that you are ashamed of, embarrassed about and afraid of the consequences. As long as people have that kind of mentality, adoption culture cannot develop in a positive way,'' Morrison said. |
Korea Times |
| 11 May 2007 | Govt Working to Encourage Adoptions "About six out of 10 adoptees are adopted overseas, despite Korean people's improved awareness on domestic adoption. The total number of adopted children is decreasing, according to a report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare Thursday, one day ahead of Adoption Day." |
Korea Times |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Singles Can Adopt in Korea "In addition, to reduce the number of overseas adoption through increase of domestic adoption, the government will pursue ``domestic adoption-first'' system, aimed at trying to match children eligible for adoption to Korean parents first for five months. Only after the five months, children can be subject to overseas adoption. However, children who need urgent medical care due to inherited disability will be exempted from it." |
Korea Times |
| 10 April 2006 | Foster Parents to get W2 Million for Adoption "The government is likely to provide foster parents with 2 million won ($2,000) in financial support to promote domestic adoption. After years of effort, May 11 has been designated as ``Adoption Day. ''The government and local organizations have been busy preparing events to celebrate the first adoption day." |
Korea Times |
| 30 July 2006 | Australia Role Model for Korea in Adoption Mike Reynolds, minister for child safety in Queensland, Australia, visited Korea to observe childcare centres and discuss international adoptions with deputy health and welfare minister. |
Korea Times |
