In These Times

I see that Jacob Wheeler has a degree in "creative non-fiction" which is, unfortunately, what this article most certainly is. In his unbalanced account of "baby-stealing," Mr. Wheeler neglects to mention that in response to concerns about the adoption system in Guatemala, the U.S. embassy instituted two DNA tests to make sure that children are not "stolen" for adoption. A positive match between relinquishing mother and child is required for a child to be adopted to the U.S. His selective quotes from GuatAdopt and his references to American couples spending $25,000 to $30,000 and leaving "days or weeks later" (it took …

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