This is sloppy journalism at best!!!! As an adoptive parent of a child from Guatemala, this article only looks at one side of the story and is "sensationalised" journalism. The author states that they "are familier with first-person testimonies from a number of sides of this story" however neglects to tell the whole story. Frankly "being familiar" with different sides of a story does not make one an expert.

In the comments section in comment number 2 about the child being stolen and they think that it was CQ baby is incorrect. I would suggest before stirring the rumor mill that one verifys the information before calling it fact. And that the author would agree with this post just the attempt to malign a Hogar that is one of the best ran facilities in Guatemala.

There is no adoptive parent that would want to be a part of a child that was stolen or kidnapped from their birthmother but this article fails miserably in looking at all sides of the issue. Guatemala has essentially thrown the baby out with the bath water and the real possibility of forever closing the door to adoptions in that country is happening right before your very eyes. Not saying that corruption needs to be eliminated but to simply shut the system down harms everyone mostly the children who are really in need of a permamnent forever family.

I am extremly dissappointed in this attempt at reporting-I wrote a better article in my elementary reading and writing class.