Moratoriet er blevet ignoreret og tilsidesat, således at mange børn og selv spædbørn, som er blevet erklæret adoptionsegnede af regeringen med premierministerens billigelse, i realiteten er blevet fjernet fra gode familieforhold af myndighederne imod deres vilje og i strid med ønskerne hos deres plejefamilier, der ikke fik lov til at adoptere dem.
The moratorium has been ignored and set aside, meaning that many children, even babies, identified as suitable for adoption by the government, signed off by the prime minister, have in reality been taken from suitable family settings by the authorities, against their will and disregarding the wishes of their foster families whose interest in adopting those same children was denied.