15. Hague Convention on the Rights of
the Child
The Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of
Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry
Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) protects children
and their families against the risks of illegal, irregular,
premature or ill-prepared adoptions abroad. This
Convention, which also operates through a system of
national Central Authorities, reinforces the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child (Art. 21) and seeks to ensure that
intercountry adoptions are made in the best interests of
the child and with respect for his or her fundamental rights,
and to prevent the abduction, the sale of, or traffic in
children.
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16. Representative One
• Salary: $20,000 a year
• Marital status: Single
• Age: 24
• Education: Bachelors
degree
• Looking to adopt from
China
17. Representative Two
• Salary: $50,000 a year
• Marital status: Married
for 2 years
• Ages: 32 and 44 (12
year age difference)
• Education: High school
diploma
• Looking to adopt from
Korea
18. Representative Three
• Salary: $100,000 a year
• Marital status: Married
for 7 years
• Ages: 35 and 37 (2 year
age difference)
• Education: Doctorates
• Religious preference:
None (atheist)
• Looking to adopt from
India
19. Overpopulation
• Expected to reach 9 billion by 2050
• Population has increased by 70 million people
(1.2%) annually since 1987
• Around 80% of the current population lives in
developing countries
20. Effects
• Not enough farmable
land to go around (only
13% of the world is
considered farmable)
• Increase in human
population will lead to
decrease in animal and
plant populations
• Greater prominence of
communicable diseases
possible
21. Assisted Conception
• Most commonly used types: In-vitro fertilization
(IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
• Primary reason for use: medical problem
preventing women from getting pregnant
22. Success Rate
Based on statistics from The Infertility Clinic of
St. Louis
Normal Ovarian Reserve Low Ovarian Reserve
Age Pregnancy Delivery Pregnancy Delivery
< 30 years old 64% (108/170) 56% (96/170) 48% (13/27) 41% (11/27)
30-39 years old 57% (183/323) 47% (151/323)35% (62/175) 27% (47/175)
≥ 40 years old 37% (10/27) 15% (4/27) 20% (5/25) 16% (4/25)
23. Cost and Complications
• Average cost for one treatment: $9,000 to
$15,000
• Complications include
– Multiple pregnancies
– Ovarian hyperstimulation
– Infection
– Ectopic pregnancy
25. Solution
1) Promote international adoption by…
• Increasing number of adoption clinics
• Making the option more apparent for families
desiring children
26. Solution
2) Make the process of adoption easier by…
• Reducing agency cost
• Making scholarship option for highly eligible
families
27. Solution
3) Revise adoption policies by…
• Requiring cultural awareness training for
prospective families
• Reducing the amount of time it takes to
process an adoption by hiring more people to
complete the processing
28. Solution
Focus on the families and children in
need instead of the meticulous
policies and regulations
