"I believe that I was human trafficked."
Hundreds of thousands of babies sent abroad
For Anna, the allegations that adoption agencies paid for babies confirm her feeling that she was part of a trade.
From her records, she estimates her Australian adoptive parents paid around $US4,500 in adoption costs in 1987. Other agencies were charging $US5,000 per child at the time — more than $21,000 today.
"It just felt like I was a commodity — like I was being sold," Anna says.
Australia still has an adoption arrangement with South Korea and ESWS specifically, but ESWS has informed Australia that they are not currently accepting new adoption applications.
For intercountry adoptees impacted by unique or difficult adoption practices, specialist support is available through the Intercountry Adoption Family Support Service (ICAFSS).
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