Domestic Adoption "Baby Boom" - Exploiting Women and Families in America
The announcement of a domestic adoption "baby boom" has undoubtedly brought hope to people wanting to adopt an infant. But this announcement begs the question: Where are these babies coming from? Is there a systemic issue to be addressed?
Embryo Adoption Study Flawed
"Mom, why did you give me up?" is the usual question an adoptee asks when meeting her natural mother. But with embryo adoption, the question will be "Mom and dad, why did you donate me?" A woman who gives birth to a baby adopted as an embryo from another couple then implanted and gestated in her own womb may feel like the child is her real offspring. Will a couple who adopts in this way be prepared for the realities of adoption? Will the embryo benefit from being unfrozen and "saved" by adoption?
"Fast Track Adoption" Ends in Suicide
Natural mother commits suicide after "Fast Track Adoption" book reveals how she was used by the woman who adopted her daughter.
Heartache & Betrayal to Forgiveness & Healing - Lost Son? A Bastard Child's Journey of Hope, Search, Discovery and Healing by Lawrence P. Adams is Now Available.
Lost Son? A Bastard Child's Journey of Hope, Search Discovery and Healing: is a book for everyone. While it depicts the life of Author, Lawrence P. Adams, it also addresses the flaws in the foster care system in this country and the consequences that befall the children in our country...those who do not have a voice. It is heart-wrenching, and hard to put down once you start reading. You journey through his life story feeling as though you are a part of it...feeling the heartache, the betrayal and the good. He writes of his pain and suffering, turning those into forgiveness, growth and healing offers a lesson in perspective to all of us. Never once does the author portray himself as a victim...but as a survivor who savors life!
Reunited Adoptee and Natural Mother Leads Boycott Against ABC Due to 20/20 Adoption Special
Tricia Shore, Reunited Adoptee, Natural Mother, and Founder of the newly organized Adoption Truth, is leading a boycott against the ABC television show, 20/20, and its advertisers. The 20/20 episode due to air Friday, April 30, 2004, portrays open adoption as a reality game show, demeaning mothers who lose their children to adoption by calling them "birthmothers," and implying that a mother who gives away her child can choose her child's "parents."
DFW Organizations Join Forces to Create a One-of-a-Kind Event The Adoption Journey
Dallas, TX May 3, 2004--A Mothers CharmTM (AMC), a Dallas based jewelry designer for moms and adoption advocate, and DFW Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA), the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the national adoptive family support group, are combining their efforts and expertise to host The Adoption Journey on November 7, 2004. The Adoption Journey is planned to be the information and connection event for pre-adoptive and post-adoptive families.
Saks Newborn Nursery Infant Adoption - What Is the Message to Little Girls?
Teaching children that babies are more special if they are purchased by you rather than born to you should ensure the adoption industry a market for babies well into the future. When there is a large market for babies and few real orphans, exploitation of na young mothers and poor families occurs.
Why Dont Natural Parents Get Treated Like Adopters?
People who adopt are given donations, tax credits, subsidies and other perks. But with all the money to be made in finding babies for adoption, natural parents may get no help at all with their own child.
Focus on Adoption Opposes ICARE Bill (Intercountry Adoption Reform Act of 2003)
Philadelphia,PA September 2004Focus on Adoption: An Intercountry Adoption Advocacy Organization stands in opposition to the passage of the ICARE Bill (S. 1934 and H.R. 3986).We believe that ICARE appears to be more of a preamble to legislation than any actual legislation itself, as it contains far too many flaws that could disrupt intercountry adoption (ICA). While we applaud the efforts of Senators Nickles and Landrieu on matters concerning intercountry adoption, this bill could prove detrimental worldwide to children in need of permanent families and the families eager to provide such permanency.Until the United States formulates a National Adoption Policy to serve as a foundation for future legislation, procedures and regulations surrounding intercountry adoption, we believe that such an act is premature. We support the provisions in the bill to extend citizenship rights to children adopted abroad, but we believe these rights could be extended faster and more efficiently by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act, which would not require new legislation.
Why Infant Adoption Awareness Training Must Be Ended
Many people both married and single in the United States hope to adopt an infant. Now that most mothers have the support of family to keep their sons and daughters, should the government fund a program designed to make them available for adoption instead?
New Jersey Woman Devotes Life to Natural Families
"Everyone benefits from adoption." We've all heard that message from the adoption industry so often we think it must be true. Adoptees smiling and happy, natural moms so grateful someone has taken their child for them. And of course the people adopting are all completely satisfied. It seems so fantastic, it's a wonder no one ever considers whether this is the true picture or just advertising.
Korea Co-sponsors Major U.S. BiAnnual Adoption Conference Hosted by St. John's University
The Korea National Tourism Organizations (KNTO) New York Office is Co-sponsoring the third biannual adoption conference hosted by St. Johns University Center for Psychological Services and Clinical Studies entitled THE DYNAMICS OF ADOPTION: A Three Way Mirror: Adoptees, Birthparents and Adoptive Parents.
GlobalGreyhounds.com Summer Auction Series Races to Win for Both Greyhound Adoption and Greyhound Owners
The GlobalGreyhounds.com Summer Auction Series is on track and racing to win not only for greyhound owners, but for greyhound adoption efforts throughout America. The first phase, an auction designed as a fundraising effort, collected over $10,000 in donations for greyhound adoption efforts. The 2004 Summer Auction Series, which is comprised of the charity auction followed by the full-service livestock auction, is a sponsored event by the owners of All-American, Dodgem By Design, and CraigieWhistler.com . The Summer 2004 Livestock auction begins July 31, 2004 and can be found at www.GlobalGreyhounds.com .
Grandma Contacts United Nations Seeking Justice in US Adoption Fraud Cases
Beginning with the loss of her own granddaughter due to fraudulent adoption practices right after Christmas in 1999, Ms. Melinda Walmsley has made it her mission to fight adoption fraud in support of a parent's right to keep their own child. She has been bringing cases to the attention of the United Nations when the means used to obtain a baby was clearly illegal and yet has been upheld by US courts refusing to take action. In desperation, after finding newspapers in the United States unwilling to print the stories, she has resorted to submitting articles to newspapers in countries such as Germany and Russia in an attempt to keep the United Nations involved.
Adoption Ethics - An Oxymoron
"Military intelligence", "Jumbo shrimp", "Pretty ugly", "Adoption ethics": All of these are oxymorons. But, while there may at times be some intelligence to the military, it's questionable whether there is anything ethical about adoption, especially as it is being practiced in the United States today.
How Biased Adoption Language Tears Families Apart
Language that is biased or positive toward adoption benefits the adoption industry in getting more babies for "sale" and in building a "market" for babies. Honest language that is not biased toward adoption must be reinstated in order to protect American children and families.
Adoption vs. Abortion Myths Debunked in Letter to a Student
In these United States, in this land that (thankfully) welcomes freedom of speech, there are some voices that are unwelcome. Those voices are the voices of adoptees and natural mothers.
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