international adoption
Inter-country Adoption: Steep Declines in International Adoptions by U.S. Parents Reflect Mixed Record
November 18, 2011 - 12:28pm (Print)
For many committed to intercountry adoption, it is unfortunate that since the year 2004 the practice has declined more than 50%. An important question is: what is happening? The answer is complex. To begin with, the unfortunate reality is that intercountry adoption has a mixed history.
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UPDATED: Naivete and Best Intentions or Trafficking in Children For Religious Purposes?
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
February 4, 2010 - 6:00pm (Print)
The term "trafficking in children" conjures up the worst of all possible scenarios...bad people taking children away from their families for nefarious purposes. But can children be trafficked for religious purposes?
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The Lie We Love
by E. J. Graff
January 8, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
We all know the story of international adoption: Millions of infants and toddlers have been abandoned or orphaned. If they are lucky, adoring new moms and dads from faraway lands whisk them away for a chance at a better life. Unfortunately, this story is largely fiction.
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Adoption Rules Tighten Abroad
For the first time since international adoption began growing in popularity two decades ago, so many countries have either shut their doors to adoption, tightened their rules or increased domestic adoption that it's now far harder to adopt overseas.
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