Domestic Adoptions News for 10/31/2007



The adoption vs. abortion myth - Los Angeles Times

The adoption vs. abortion myth
Los Angeles Times, CA - Oct 29, 2007
Facilitating adoptions, especially of hard-to-place children, deserves our strong support. But it does nothing to affect the abortion rate. .
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The Benefit of Domestic Adoptions
In the United States, it is free to place a child up for adoption. For the parents adopting fees can very from country to country and in some countries, it is illegal to charge an adoption fee. Although in the US, you are allowed a ...

Christian JP dismissed for refusing to sit on single sex adoptions . - Family Law Week

Christian JP dismissed for refusing to sit on single sex adoptions .
Family Law Week, UK - Oct 29, 2007
Andrew McClintock had been a magistrate for 18 years but stood down from the family panel in Sheffield after he was refused exemption from adoption hearings .
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Korean adoption: domestic adoptions going up?
and campaigns to encourage domestic adoptions. But it may take time to assess the full impact of the new law on adoption patterns, a ministry spokesman said. Over 2000 Korean children have been adopted by foreign families ...

Observers: Impact of Guatemalan adoption reform remains to be seen - Catholic News Service

Observers: Impact of Guatemalan adoption reform remains to be seen
Catholic News Service - Oct 29, 2007
For years, this predominantly Catholic Central American country has been known as an epicenter of international adoptions. The proximity to the United .
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This is a wonderful video about domestic adoptions!
This was a blessing to me, I just had to post it! We are going to China this time..only the Lord know whats in store down the road. Maybe it will be China again or maybe a domestic adoption :) * a little note..we are working with ...

A system guaranteed to damage babies - Times Online

Telegraph.co.uk
A system guaranteed to damage babies
Times Online, UK - 10 hours ago
Yet government policy turned recently from encouraging more adoptions to improving the lot of children in care. While a children-in-care Bill forms a .
Why adoption is so easy in America Telegraph.co.uk
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First Adoption Day has very special meaning - The Journal News / Lohud.com

First Adoption Day has very special meaning
The Journal News / Lohud.com, NY - 59 minutes ago
It was just as Judge Judith S. Kaye, the chief judge of New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, had begun an effort to expedite adoptions across New .
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Volunteer opportunities (El Paso Times)
The following is a sampling of some area organizations that work to help animals and are seeking volunteers. Animal Welfare. Adoptions are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lowe's on Trans Mountain Road. The cost is $85 for dogs. 751-6189...

Adoption made easier - Winnipeg Sun

Winnipeg Sun
Adoption made easier
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - Oct 28, 2007
But just because a child is priceless, that doesn't mean adoption is. According to FAM, domestic adoptions cost about $5500 plus legal fees, .
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Chad to announce charges over French charity 'adoptions' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A group of French charity workers, condemned at home for an attempt to fly more than 100 children to France from the Chad-Darfur border, awaited a decision Monday from the Chadian authorities on whether to press kidnapping charges...

Rescue? Adoptions? Or something sinister? - Euronews.net

Euronews.net
Rescue? Adoptions? Or something sinister?
Euronews.net, France - Oct 29, 2007
This is part of the problem with international adoptions. They are regulated by laws in the host countries and the home countries and must be strictly .
France hopes N-deal will 'eventually happen' Sify
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Giuliani's 'Implied' Link Between Increase In Adoptions, Decrease In Abortions 'Unsupportable,' Opinion Piece Says (Medical News Today)
The link "implied" by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, between an increase in the number of adoptions and a decrease in abortions in the city is "unsupportable," Cory Richards, senior vice president and vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece. [click link for ...

Christians push influence in Australian election (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Australia's religious right has weighed into the nation's election campaign, urging major candidates to block same-sex marriage and angering gay groups who accuse Christian lobby groups of scare mongering...

Charges Made in Darfur 'Adoptions' (Time Magazine)
Six officials of a French non-governmental organization were charged with attempted kidnapping, after trying to airlift 103 Sudanese children from neighboring Chad..

Random thoughts on domestic adoptions and family tree
At the risk of beating a dead horse, I just wanted to share some thoughts on the issue of family trees, domestic adoptions and degrees of openness. One of the reasons I can't see every child doing a family tree in preschool or ...

What to Expect from the Home Study Process for Domestic Adoptions
By Katie Gee Whether you are considering doing an agency or independent adoption, one of the first things that you will have to do is to work with an agency to complete a Home Study. The Home Study is comprised of information that you ...

Giuliani's 'implied' link between increase in adoptions, decrease in abortions 'unsupportable,' opinion piece says (News-Medical-Net)
The link "implied" by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, between an increase in the number of adoptions and a decrease in abortions in the city is "unsupportable," Cory Richards, senior vice president and vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece...

How to promote domestic adoptions in India
Various sources seem to suggest that there are a lot of orphans in India but CARA numbers suggest that domestic adoptions only range between two to four thousands per year. What is the missing link? Is it that Indians are not receptive ...

French Held Over Darfur 'Adoptions' (Time.com via Yahoo! News)
Nine people have been arrested in Chad, accused of making an unauthorized attempt to fly more than 100 children out of the country..

French Charity in Dispute Over African Children (New York Times)
A French charity?s thwarted attempt to fly 103 African children from Chad to France is escalating into a diplomatic dispute, even after the French president called the attempt ?illegal and unacceptable.?..

Korean Times: "Domestic adoptions reach 60 percent"
Domestic Adoptions Reach 60 Percent. By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter About 60 percent of all adoptions were made domestically in the first half of this year, making it the first time for them to surpass overseas adoptions. ...

Understanding Domestic Adoptions
In this article, we will explore domestic adoptions. A domestic adoption means that the child is adopted in the United States. With all the attention being paid to international adoption in the media lately, some people have passed [. ...

Second parent adoption is a benefit in many states. Use the legal . - Proud Parenting

Proud Parenting
Second parent adoption is a benefit in many states. Use the legal .
Proud Parenting - 20 hours ago
States must honor second-parent adoptions from other states. Second-parent adoption is authorized in California by statute - and where appellate courts have .
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Right can win with President Giuliani - Politico

CBS News
Right can win with President Giuliani
Politico, DC - 9 hours ago
But the actual number of New York City adoptions increased by just 17 percent during his eight-year tenure, according to the nonpartisan political watchdog .
Abortion Advocate Says Rudy Giuliani's Adoption Claims "Unsupportable" LifeNews.com
Giuliani Still Working At Consulting Firm CBS News
Giuliani's work for his firm seen as 'lawyer's nightmare' San Jose Mercury News
KVOA.com - Politico
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Chad to charge charity workers over EUR˜adoptions (Gulf Times)
ABECHE: A group of French charity workers, condemned at home for an attempt to fly more than 100 children to France from the Chad-Darfur border, awaited a decision yesterday from the Chadian authorities on whether to press kidnapping charges...

Adoptions From Guatemala Getting Tougher - CBS News

CBS News
Adoptions From Guatemala Getting Tougher
CBS News, NY - Oct 28, 2007
It is a change spear-headed by Guatemalan President Oscar Berger who has ordered a halt to adoptions January first. "The system was completely unregulated," .
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Europeans risk kidnapping charge over Chad 'adoptions' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday condemned as "illegal and unacceptable" the attempts by a French charity to fly 103 children to France from the Chad-Darfur border...

A First in Korea: Domestic Adoptions Beat International
Experts say the increase is largely attributed to a new law that encourages domestic adoptions over international. Korean society has been exposed to more adoption campaigns (the government has been making efforts to shake off the ...

A Peek Inside Russian Domestic Adoptions
How did I miss this one? In mid-July, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ran a story about Russia's efforts to find more families interested in domestic adoption. It is an eye-opener, both for what it reveals about Russian attitudes toward ...



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