The flip side of social responsibility: Laura Silsby’s mission to move Haitian children to the United States via the Dominican Republic set off a legal battle and labelled her a trafficker. Her effort resulted in dire consequences for the earthquake relief at large, as medical airlifts became virtually impossible. Did any party help her evaluate this plan, its motives and potential results? Is an American in chronic debt better positioned to tell parents that they’re too poor to care for their own children?

Marsha Barancik is a writer and corporation communications consultant. She has held communications positions with some of Chicago