South Korea, Chile among countries under investigation over forced adoptions that separated children from families

TRT World reports that international adoptions across multiple countries, including South Korea and Chile, systematically separated children from families to supply Western demand, with over one million adoptees reportedly discovering they were not orphans. US families adopted tens of thousands of these children, according to the report, making American adoptive parents unwitting participants in a system the outlet describes as built on deception and exploitation. Multiple governments are now investigating how adoption agencies allegedly misrepresented children's family status to facilitate international placement.