Adoption agencies price the child's service fees according to a child's race and can cost $40-50,000, sometimes as far as $60,00-$80,000. Some argue that the demand for infants has created the multi-billion-dollar adoption industry.

The USDA estimates that parents spend between $15,438 and $17,375 a year.

The adoption process duration can vary greatly, ranging from several months to a few years, depending on the type of adoption, the country's regulations (in the case of international adoption), and other factors. 

Korean-adopted people finally speak openly about their adoption.

Adoption Truth and Transparency Worldwide Information Network (ATTWIN), initiated in 2011, is a unique outreach platform that aims to bridge the gap between adoptees, mothers, fathers, & families separated by adoption. Simply put, our goal is to create a place that gives a realistic, well-rounded perspective on the adoption experience and policies. Members include domestic, late-discovery, transracial, internationally adopted people, and families separated by adoption from every continent.

The advantages of having an expanded bird's eye view of the industry include support from and for others placed in similar situations and connection with fellow equal-rights advocates and activists.