Ministry of Health official: "We would like to rid ourselves of the international stigma or disgrace of being a baby-exporting country."

As per this New York Times article, South Korea wants to increase the number of domestic adoptions and

decrease what officials consider the shameful act of sending babies overseas for adoption.

The former is admirable, the latter is insulting and xenophobic, considering the successes so many overseas adoptees have had. The two quotations I've chosen are out of context here, but still carry the same weight in the article. Please read the rest yourself. HT to Hub of Sparkle.