Adoption Laws to Change in Korea
Expat groups in Korea are helping to change Korean adoption laws. The expat and citizen groups are advocating for a change towards the better and are working closely with the government to create reforms. “Leveraging the help of a group of lawyers and a Korean unwed mothers’ organization, a group of expats in Seoul are driving a movement to create a major shift in how the country deals with adoptions. TRACK president Jane Jeong Trenka believes that these groups are a valuable voice in the discussion. “It is significant that our bill has been written by a coalition of concerned Korean citizens and diasporic Koreans, international adoptees, and single Korean mothers who will reap absolutely no economic, professional, or social benefit from continuing the adoption system as it has been practiced in the past. Instead, we look forward to meeting international standards of human rights and justice,” said Trenka.”
Read more from The Korean Herald 
US Healthcare Bill: Who Will be Covered?”
The new US healthcare bill has moved into the US Senate. Now expats and citizens alike are waiting to see who will qualify for healthcare under this new legislation. “The health bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee, which is expected to form the backbone of the final Senate bill, would extend insurance to 94% of legal U.S. residents, up from 83% of legal U.S. residents currently. The figure for those insured under the House bill is slightly higher, at 96%. …Democrats agree they want as many people as possible to get insurance. The bills expand the Medicaid health program for the poor, and provide tax credits to lower-income families to offset the cost of buying insurance. In the House bill, that benefit extends to a family of four earning $88,000 a year.” Read More from Wall Street Journal
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