Domestic Adoptions News for 05/15/2009



I wanted to point out a few facts on domestic adoptions
For many parents who adopt money is not the reason they do not adopt in the states.. did you know in fact that many african american babies are being adopted overseas as well FROM the US? Overseas adoptions are not as tough (don't get ...

Adoption: Ideology and Reality - New York Times

New York Times
Adoption: Ideology and Reality
New York Times, United States
In our discussion about international adoptions, we received numerous comments from readers who shared their stories on the choices they made and the difficulties they've encountered. Below are excerpts of their comments. I am a Korean-American adoptee .
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Adoption charity apologises for use of word 'retarded' - guardian.co.uk

The Christian Institute
Adoption charity apologises for use of word 'retarded'
guardian.co.uk, UK
The UK's leading adoption charity has been forced to apologise for using the word "retarded" in its guide to adoption for gay couples. The Pink Guide to Adoption for Lesbians and Gay Men, brought out by the British Association for Adoption and .
Adoption charity removes 'retarded homophobes' slur Telegraph.co.uk
Slurred by the adoption Nazis: Critics of gay parenting are . Daily Mail
How to screw up adoptions Daily Mail - Charleston
all 19 news articles
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Washington Times Examines Decline In Domestic Adoptions
The Washington Times on Sunday examined why fewer unmarried women in the US are putting their infants up for adoption following unplanned pregnancies...

Court rules Fla. must honor gay second-parent adoptions (365 Gay)
Sarasota, Fla.) Today, the Florida Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower court ruling and held that Florida must give full faith and credit to adoptions granted to same-sex couples by other states, holding that Lara Embry, the plaintiff in the case, "must be given the same rights as any ...

Court: Florida must recognize states' gay adoptions (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Florida must recognize gay couples' adoptions that were granted in other states even though its laws bar granting such adoptions, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday...

Florida to honor adoptions by same sex couples from other states (WMBB TV Panama City)
The Florida ACLU says a new court ruling on gay adoption shows gay rights are coming to Florida, perhaps at a slower pace than the rest of the country, but they surely are on their way..

MP Oinonen exonerated over remarks during gay adoption debate - Helsingin Sanomat

MP Oinonen exonerated over remarks during gay adoption debate
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
Parliament is scheduled to vote today on the bill on internal adoptions for same sex couples. Last week the Parliamentary group of the True Finns party asked for a delay in the vote, because the party's Members of Parliament are leaving for the party's .
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Won't Someone Think of the *Parents?!* | MetaFilter
I'm actually (oddly) relieved to hear that difficulties in arranging domestic adoptions was what was driving prospective parents overseas, since I'd wondered if there was some element of prejudice at work in terms of couples not wanting ...

U.S. couple on trial in Egypt adoptions (Denver Post)
An American couple, Iris Botros and Louis Andros, thought they were finally reaching their dream of having a child when they came to Botros' homeland, Egypt, to adopt twin orphans...

A look at adoptions to the United States (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
In the 2008 fiscal year, 17,438 children in foreign countries were adopted by U.S. citizens and taken to the United States...

Adopt a new pet (Mt. Olive Chronicle)
MOUNT OLIVE TWP. EUR Cats are available for adoptions from noon to 3 p.m., every Saturday at the PetSmart store...

Washington Times Examines Decline In Domestic Adoptions
The Washington Times on Sunday examined why fewer unmarried women in the US are putting their infants up for adoption following unplanned pregnancies. According to the latest federal data, about 6800 infants are relinquished at birth ...

Domestic Korean Adoptions Increase
More and more there seems to be growing support in Korea, for domestic adoptions. Korea has seen a dramatic increase of domestic adoptions, now a little over double the number of adoptions in the past 10 years. The Korean government has ...

Washington Times Examines Decline In Domestic Adoptions (source .
The Washington Times on Sunday examined why fewer unmarried women in the US are putting their infants up for adoption following unplanned pregnancies. (source: Medical News Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com...

A look at adoptions to the United States (AP via Yahoo! News)
In the 2008 fiscal year, 17,438 children in foreign countries were adopted by U.S. citizens and taken to the United States. Here are the figures for some individual countries that year:..

Celebrity Adoptions and the Real World - Room for Debate Blog .
In placement decisions for domestic adoptions in the United States, race and ethnicity are still prominent. Obsession with the race of the prospective caregiver is understandable, given the painful history of blacks' oppression in this ...

This Is Now: Wordless Wednesday: My Beautiful Girl
Transracial Domestic Adoptions. In Katie's Eyes · Long Adventures · Mikki's Blog · Soaking Up Sophia · The Chronicles of Miles · The Delightful Delaney · Waiting For Little One ...

Has Our Nation's Economic Decline Affected Pet Adoption? - The Coloradoan

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Has Our Nation's Economic Decline Affected Pet Adoption?
The Coloradoan, CO
To discover what effect the Fort Collins area economy has had on pet adoptions and surrenders I turned to Cary Rentola, Marketing, Community Relations and Volunteer Program Manager of the Larimer Humane Society. "The economic challenges facing our .
Humane shelter still without power The Southern
Murphy to lead humane society Clanton Advertiser
all 54 news articles
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Court: Florida must recognize out-of-state gay adoptions (WTSP-TV Tampa)
A Florida appeals court has reversed a lower court decision, ruling the state must give full faith and credit to adoptions granted to same-sex couples by other states...

Court: Florida must recognize other states' gay adoptions (The News Herald)
LAKELAND EUR” Florida must recognize gay couples' adoptions that were granted in other states even though its laws bar granting such adoptions, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. A trial court erred when it wouldn't recognize a former lesbian..

Adoption festival seeks good homes - The Spokesman Review

Adoption festival seeks good homes
The Spokesman Review, WA
An unnamed cat, above, and Sisco, left, are among pets that will be waiting to be adopted during the Super Pet Adoption Festival this weekend. . Parents beware: dogs and cats at this weekend's Super Pet Adoption Festival will be cute and friendly .
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Court: Fla. must recognize states' gay adoptions - MiamiHerald.com

Court: Fla. must recognize states' gay adoptions
MiamiHerald.com, FL
Florida must recognize gay couples' adoptions that were granted in other states even though its laws bar granting such adoptions, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. A trial court erred when it wouldn't recognize a former lesbian couple's adoptions .
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The author signs copies of his (Fort Worth Weekly)
Wagging Tales: Every Animal Has a Tale and coordinates animal adoptions for Humane Society of North Texas. 4pm Thu. Free. 817-335-2791. Some restaurants are inverters : You arrive in a bad mood, and they quickly turn your frown upside down...

No end in sight « Holt baby
The domestic adoptions will continue to exceed international adoptions by a slim margin. However, the end to international adoption will remain only a topic of discussion because sources tell me that a back room quota system is in play, ...

More support needed for families adopting from foster care - PhysOrg.com

More support needed for families adopting from foster care
PhysOrg.com, VA
Nine of the adoptions hadn't been finalized, and we thought that was telling," said Houston. Parents in the 34 families who followed through with the planned adoption and retained custody of their adoptive child were asked to complete a questionnaire .
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International vs. Domestic AdoptionEUR¦ | Pirates! Man Your Women!
Soronen believes that misconceptions about the well-being of the children, and the time and cost involved in domestic adoptions, may lead prospective parents to look overseas first. Promoting domestic children.. this part sounds more ...

A look at adoptions to the United States - The Associated Press

A look at adoptions to the United States
The Associated Press
In the 2008 fiscal year, 17438 children in foreign countries were adopted by US citizens and taken to the United States. Here are the figures for some individual countries that year: _ Egypt: 2 _ Iran: 9 _ Afghanistan: 3 _ Iraq: 0 _ Jordan: 2 _ .
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Pets for adoption - Savannah Morning News

Pets for adoption
Savannah Morning News, GA
GARD holds adoptions every day from 2-7 at the GARD Shelter. Go to www.gardonline.org for directions. We have two female Golden retriever/chocolate Labrador mix puppies who are very friendly and cute. They are up-to-date on shots and will make great .
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Legalizing gay marriage will make the children proud - New York Daily News

Legalizing gay marriage will make the children proud
New York Daily News, NY
To conclude otherwise would ignore the thousands of same-sex couples who have formed families through adoption. In my nearly 20 years of working as a law assistant in Family Court, I have seen adoptions by gay and lesbian couples grow from a novelty .
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