Mia Farrow, who serves a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, has spoken out against illegal adoptions that have occurred in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

A Feb. 4 Associated Press highlighted Farrow's criticisms:

The U.S. actress says groups or individuals who want to help Haiti's children should rather support orphanages or their families inside the country.

Farrow, who herself has adopted 11 children, says offering parents a better life for their children elsewhere is "completely unacceptable and immoral."

Adoption practices in Haiti are in the spotlight since a group of American missionaries was caught trying to smuggle Haitian children out of the country in the wake of the Jan. 12 quake.

Labels: international, haiti, illegal adoptions

Posted By: Aspen/CRC