“1. expose of the corruption in the adoption industry; the fine line between black and gray market adoption; scams, coercion and exploitation. 2. in-depth report on the domestic and international markets where children are the commodity and prices are based on quality (i.e. color, age, health). 3. examination of myths that put the needs of adults, and those who profit from their desperation, before the needs of children who need homes. 4. extensively researched and documented book that asks if adoption can be fixed—the money aspect removed —or abolished in favor of permanent guardianship, or informal adoption sans the issuance of falsified birth certificates.
5. goes further than Riben’s groundbreaking award-winning “shedding light on–The Dark Side of Adoption” (1988). 6. reveals Riben’s role in the Joel Steinberg murder case.