By Derrick Broze

Mothers who have been mistreated by Bethany Christian Services and similar adoption firms are now organizing on social media and founding non-profits to provide crucial education and support for parents considering adoption.

Kathryn Joyce, author of The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption, believes the roots of the current problems with adoption firms like Bethany Christian Services (BCS) can be traced back to World War 2.

In a recent conversation, Kathryn described the history of adoption in the United States following WW2, a time that is often referred to as the "Baby Scoop Era".

"This was an era of deeply secretive adoptions that usually resulted after women were sent away for some portion of their pregnancy to reside in a secretive maternity home where they were treated as though they had done something sinful," she explained. "When they eventually had their babies, their babies were whisked away to adoptive homes, and the women were sent home and told 'you will forget this ever happened'."