International adoption: Report gives voice to mothers deceived by Cambodia’s orphanage racket

When, as a new mother in 2001, Kim Bunnath walked into her home after visiting her sick mother in Kampot province, she saw no sign of her baby boy.

Without her knowledge, she says, her then-husband had abandoned their 9-month-old son, who had a chronic medical condition, leaving him at an orphanage. Once he was there, Bunnath was convinced the centre would facilitate crucial medical treatment for him abroad. She separated from her husband and visited her son every Sunday – her only day off from factory work.

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