Dead-Baby Scams
Sat, 2008-05-03 15:03 - Kerry
One of the producers of the Fifth Estate, Nicole Brewster, is looking for victims of the "dead" baby scam.
For those who don't know about "dead" baby scams, here is what happened.
Some mothers and fathers were told that their baby had died at or shortly after birth. They were not allowed to see their children's bodies.
Some parents are now finding out that their babies did not die.It seems that some "dead" babies were put up for adoption without the parents knowledge, never mind consent.
A number of these "dead" babies are now very alive adopted adults who are finding their parents and are shocked to find out how they ended up for adoption.
Bribes were taken/paid in a number of cases.
Anyway, if you are a victim of such a scam (whether you are a parent or an adoptee), or have information about this, Nicole would like to hear from you for the Fifth Estate program.
Nicole Brewster-MercuryAssociate
Producer CBC Television-fifth estate
(416) 205-6637
nicole_brewster@cbc.ca
http://erika-klein.blogspot.com/2008/04/dead-baby-scam.html
Comments
The real open-record issue: Truth and/or Consequences?
Is there ANY question who's hide is being saved by not opening adoption records?
The following responses can be found at Canadian Privacy Law Blog (http://www.privacylawyer.ca/blog/2005/09/proposed-ontario-law-about-adoption.html)
To say that one group of adults is not allowed the same right as the other group of adults is
discrimination. This is illegal under Ontario law as well as federal law
As far as "confidentiality for mothers" goes, that is pure rubbish.
There is none. I'll prove it.
Just look at this web site if you don't believe me.
http//:www.canadianadopteesregistry.org
Approx. 80% of adoptees have posted their birth surnames on it - even from 1927 when
records were sealed.
13 of 16 adoptees from 1927 have posted their mothers surnames on there - a very public
site.
The 1927 bill NEVER hid the identity of the mother - it was not the intention of the bill.
It was only to hide this information from PUBLIC view and was there mainly to protect
the adoptive parents identity. Reunion was always intended when the adoptee grew up -
otherwise, why do most adoptive families have the adoption order from day one of the
adoption with the name of the mother on it?
You will also note that the 1927 bill also has no disclosure or contact veto in it either.
All adoptees are entitled to their adoption order on request.
According to the Adoption Disclosure Register, no one has ever been turned down if they
have paid their fees and filled in the forms properly.
What does Joy suggest the Ontario government do?
Send in the "Men in Black" to wipe out their memories and steal back their adoption
orders??
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Here is what she says that social workers did.
"I have worked in the child welfare field for over 40 years, in three provinces, and have
known hundreds of birth parents and birth parent organizations. The majority of them
wants the best for their children and support this bill. I also worked in Ontario in the 60s.
We were not promising anonymity even then, as we knew the harm that it was doing to
adopted children."
Sandra Scarth, adoptive parent and President of the Adoption Council of Canada (ACC),
Board member of the North American Council for Adoptable Children (NACAC)
If social workers were not giving anonymity, who was?
If anyone promised it, they were going outside of their mandate in doing so.
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According to the UN, there are THOUSANDS of us.
It is another reason why this government is putting forward Bill 183 - as all other previous
governments REFUSED to investigate the culprits, especially those of the "dead" baby
scam. Doctors would be bribed
by some CAS's to tell mothers that their baby had died - and then put the "dead" baby up
for adoption without the knowledge of the mother.
They certainly did not obtain her consent or the father's consent under those conditions!!
Bill 183 is now the ONLY justice left for us as most of the criminals have now fled,
disappeared or died.
We have every right to know our stolen sons and daughters names.
For many, it will be the ONLY thing that we have, should we find our offspring dead or that we are dead when we are found.
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