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Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoptions
What Does It Mean for International Adoptions? By Sue Marquette Poremba
Hansen sees another potential problem: privatizing accreditation. "As enthusiastic as I am about the Hague Convention and its ability to protect children and parents, I am unenthusiastic about the specific way the [United States] has implemented the Convention," she says. "The system of private accreditation is unlikely to provide the insurance that children and parents need. Since the system relies on private accreditors who will compete for clients, there is an incentive for some accreditors to be lax in their oversight."
Prospective parents who wish to adopt from Russia or other non-Hague Convention countries will be able to follow the same procedures that are in place right now, but Chalker sees the future of adoption trending to the regulations of the Hague Convention. Chalker also thinks that one of the best things to come from the Hague Convention is that it will open up avenues to adoption in countries that are currently forgotten or ignored. "I can see more adoptions taking place in Mexico," she says. Providing more opportunities for the children and safer and more ethical adoption practices is the goal of the Hague Convention.
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