This article explains a fundamental fact of how adoption functions as a vast, lucrative and largely unregulated industry. And this fact is generally overlooked when the media "covers" adoption.

This is an issue I know very little about, and found the piece generally informative. However, it's not written for a lay audience, assuming the reader is coming in with some background information.

Blind sides me ....UN and US hair splitting over terms for $ profit motivated adoption .

An important, undercovered topic. Unfortunately, the author does not synthesize his source materials into a coherent whole, opting to quote large chunks of legalese.

This is quality journalism because it is a special interest peice. It is special interest because not everyone is exhilarted reading about overseas adoption. However, this peice delicately weaves in a highly relevant topic. Human Trafficking has been an issue for many years; although, recently awareness has been aroused. The fine line between baby selling and human trafficking is a fine line and this article toes it beautifully. It defines the criteria for both and brings to light ... More »

I thought this article was really interesting, and the headline definitely grabbed my eye. It's well-written and is backed up by numerous sources. Overall, the issue is well-documented and experts are cited.