Adoptees and advocates push for transparency as investigations shed light on decades of misconduct
Bill Vorhees, formerly known as Lee Jung-won, and his involuntary journey from South Korea to an adoptive family in the U.S. underscores the profound risks inherent in international adoption practices: the personal trauma endured by adoptees and the pervasive illegal and unethical adoption practices.
At just 7 years old, Vorhees’ life was irrevocably altered in 1976 when he was snatched from his mother. His abductors subsequently handed him over to Holt Children's Services, a South Korean adoption agency, which falsely designated him as an orphan.
Bill Vorhees, formerly known as Lee Jung-won, and his involuntary journey from South Korea to an adoptive family in the U.S. underscores the profound risks inherent in international adoption practices: the personal trauma endured by adoptees and the pervasive illegal and unethical adoption practices.
At just 7 years old, Vorhees’ life was irrevocably altered in 1976 when he was snatched from his mother. His abductors subsequently handed him over to Holt Children's Services, a South Korean adoption agency, which falsely designated him as an orphan.
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