“Adoption isn’t about choosing things” Choi Jae-hyung’s remarks after adopting two sons

At a New Year’s press conference held the day before, President Moon Jae-in made a statement on the purpose of “cancellation or replacement of children” related to adoption, and public opinion is infested. In the midst of this, Choi Jae-hyung (65, 13th Judicial Research and Training Institute), who said, “Adoption is not about choosing children on the shelf as if they were picking things.”

According to the legal community on the 19th, Choi adopted a younger son and an eldest son in 2000 and 2006 when he served as a judge.

In an interview with the legal newspaper in 2011, Director Choi said, “There must be a commitment to provide children with a fence of love and family without any conditions.”

“Children should grow up in a pool of love within the fence of a family,” he said. “Instead of being raised by an orphanage or foster parent, adoption should be encouraged to become a member of a full family.” .

Since then, Choi has served as the President of the Daejeon District Court, as the Chief Judge of the Seoul High Court, and the Director of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and was appointed as the Auditor General in 2018. In 2014, he also served as the head of the Seoul Family Court.

In the political world, Choi’s past remarks were also discussed. Rep. Cho Su-jin, a member of the People’s Power, reported on his social network service (SNS) as a reporter, saying, “Adoption is about having a child with your heart.” Director Choi’s interview article was also introduced to netizens through various online communities.

The previous day, during a New Year’s press conference, President Moon explained measures to prevent the recurrence of the’Jung In-i incident’, where the adopted child died due to the abuse of his adoptive parents. I have a strong desire to adopt, but if I say it doesn’t match my child, I change the adopted child… I said. As a result, public opinion criticized from adoptees, etc., and a message urging for an apology was posted on the Blue House National Petition bulletin board.

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