Dr. Thomas Finegan:

It is what the scheme proposes to do. For instance, the Adoption Authority refuses to recognise inter-country adoptions from Mexico on the basis that the Mexican authorities do not comply sufficiently with the 1993 Hague Convention on inter-country adoption. The same issue applies in this instance. There has not been an uproar over that refusal. There has been an acceptance in large parts of society that it is the right decision to take. Of course, the child is left in limbo in Mexico. It is difficult to know how to resolve this issue in the best interests of the child, but that does not necessarily mean that one must open the doors, admit defeat and legislate for it. That is a fallacy.