Speaking as someone who is part of the documentary, and knows all of these children and their stories, I can say that you are assuming many things that are just not true. I am not endorsing the idea that Haitian parents are bad parents. No, quite the opposite. The situation in Haiti has always been very bad, and only God worse after the earthquake. There are literally days and weeks of dialogue that are not recorded here about if we were doing the right thing and how to respond to the needs presented after the earthquake. In the end, after much discussion we decided to evacuate the children when we had the chance.
There are a few things that I would like to point out. First, when a parent in Haiti relinquishes custody of their child (putting them up for adoption) to this particular orphanage, they are required to agree to allow the child to be adoptive. There are, literally, hundreds of orphanages in Haiti, and not all allow adoptions. Pierre, the orphanage director, and his brother (a Haitian Lawyer) discuss this with every parent that wants to relinquish custody to the orphanage. Some do not want this, but many do. They recognize that their child has no chance for education or a productive future unless they are fostered to an orphanage. While that does not require adoption, it is also recognized that the majority of Haitian children that are adopted are raised to make a difference in their homeland. That is, they can receive an education and training, and frequently return to Haiti to utilize that training. This is the hope of many of the parents who desire for their children to be adopted by families abroad. This does not mean that the emotion involved is nonexistent. That would be foolish to hope for. Lastly, Saintania's adoptive family has not thrown away her birth family. That is simply not the case. They are doing much to keep them in contact and help the girls they adopted to retain that connection.   See 2 other replies