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Dutch gov't wants to phase out adoption from abroad in six years
2 weeks ago

Dutch gov't wants to phase out adoption from abroad in six years

NL Times  

Prospective adoptive parents will have another six years to complete their ongoing procedure for the adoption of a child from abroad. Earlier this year, the government already stopped accepting new intercountry adoption applications. The Kamer wanted to do away with this form of adoption after a devastating report from 2021 about numerous abuses that had been going on for years …

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Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
1 month ago

Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to New People party’s leader Alexey Nechaev during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. Lower house speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who was among the new bill’s authors, noted that “it is …

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Why China banned international adoptions
1 month, 1 week ago

Why China banned international adoptions

Live Mint  

The announcement came at a routine press briefing on September 5th. Mao Ning, a foreign-ministry spokesperson, said China was grateful for the “desire and love" of the foreign families who wanted to adopt Chinese children. Exceptions would be made for foreigners adopting stepchildren and children of blood relatives in China. More than 160,000 Chinese children have been placed in homes …

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Russia set to ban foreign adoptions from gender-transitioning countries, limit child-free advocacy
1 month, 1 week ago

Russia set to ban foreign adoptions from gender-transitioning countries, limit child-free advocacy

Firstpost  

Russia’s parliament approved a bill to ban adoption by citizens from countries where gender transitioning is legal, reinforcing measures against non-traditional sexuality and promoting ’traditional values' On Tuesday, the final reading of a bill prohibiting the adoption of Russian children by citizens o countries where gender transitioning is permitted was approved by Russia’s lower house of parliament. Following a series …

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Russian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
1 month, 1 week ago

Russian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The measures, which now go to the upper house of parliament and then to President Vladimir Putin for signing into law, follow an array of acts in recent years suppressing …

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Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen
3 months ago

Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “To put it simply, there …

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South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
3 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ha Kum Chul, one of the commission’s investigators, said …

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South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s
3 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s

LA Times  

A South Korean commission found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their infants for foreign adoptions after giving birth at government-funded facilities where thousands of people were confined and enslaved from the 1960s to the 1980s. Ha Kum Chul, one of the commission’s investigators, said inmate records show at least 20 adoptions occurred from Daegu’s Huimangwon and South …

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China halts foreign adoptions, leaving questions about pending cases
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China halts foreign adoptions, leaving questions about pending cases

The Hindu  

The Chinese government is ending its inter-country adoption programme, and the U.S. is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect hundreds of American families with pending applications. The embassy is seeking clarification in writing from China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, the U.S. State Department said Thursday. At a daily briefing Thursday, Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign …

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China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in limbo. “We are grateful for the desire and love of the governments and adoptive families of relevant countries to adopt Chinese children.” The ban raises uncertainty for hundreds of American families currently in the process …

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'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions

NPR  

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions toggle caption Greg Baker/AP Three years ago, Laurie Carey from Birmingham, Ala., would admire videos of the little boy she was set to adopt from China, as he said "mama" and "baba" while looking at photos of Carey's family. " Sponsor Message Carey is one of the …

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China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Chinese government is ending its intercountry adoption program, and the U.S. is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect hundreds of American families with pending applications. The embassy is seeking clarification in writing from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, the U.S. State Department said Thursday. The government later resumed adoptions for children who had received travel …

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China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

LA Times  

Spanish couples take their newly adopted Chinese children for a walk in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 2007. In a phone call with U.S. diplomats in China, Beijing said it “will not continue to process cases at any stage” other than those cases covered by an exception clause. The U.S. Embassy is seeking clarification in writing from China’s Ministry of Civil …

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Kerala Child welfare board sets record with 100 adoptions in 18 months
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Child welfare board sets record with 100 adoptions in 18 months

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The State Child Welfare Committee has set a record by facilitating the adoption of 100 children, who were under the care of foster mothers in various adoption centres across the state. “The new administration took charge at the end of February 2023, and within just one and a half years, the committee has achieved this rare record,” said …

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Norway tightens controls over adoptions from abroad but won't ban practice as investigation unfolds
6 months ago

Norway tightens controls over adoptions from abroad but won't ban practice as investigation unfolds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The move to keep allowing …

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Adoptions Cross 4,000-Mark Since 2019: Why is India Struggling with Low Rate? What Can Be Done?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Adoptions Cross 4,000-Mark Since 2019: Why is India Struggling with Low Rate? What Can Be Done?

News 18  

India tweaked its Juvenile Justice Act to speed up the child adoption process when a large number of minors were abandoned during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, of the 4,009 children adopted in the last one year, 449 were in-country adoptions, according to the data collated by the Central Adoption Resource Authority, under the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The …

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South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases
11 months ago

South Korea grants extension to truth commission as investigators examine foreign adoption cases

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s presidential office said Monday it approved a request by the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for a one-year extension after investigators sought more time to examine human rights violations linked to past military governments, including the widespread falsifying of child origins that fueled a foreign adoption boom in the 1970s and ‘80s. Denmark’s only …

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Norway considers halting overseas adoptions as Denmark’s only international agency winds down work
11 months, 1 week ago

Norway considers halting overseas adoptions as Denmark’s only international agency winds down work

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s only overseas adoption agency said Tuesday that it is “winding down” its facilitation of international adoptions after a government agency raised concerns over fabricated documents and procedures that obscured children’s biological origins abroad. The Danish agency announced it was getting out of the international adoption business on the same day Norway’s top regulatory body recommended stopping …

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Pet adoptions are not keeping pace with the number of animals coming in
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pet adoptions are not keeping pace with the number of animals coming in

NPR  

Pet adoptions are not keeping pace with the number of animals coming in Animal shelters and advocates say overcrowding at animal shelters is due to multiple factors, including a post-pandemic return to work and renewed popularity of "designer" pets from breeders. Adoptions are not keeping pace with the number of animals coming in, which is leading to worsening conditions and …

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In Chandigarh, no end to 40 hopeful parents’ long adoption wait
1 year, 1 month ago

In Chandigarh, no end to 40 hopeful parents’ long adoption wait

Hindustan Times  

It’s been almost a year since the UT administration notified the Chandigarh Juvenile Justice Amendment Rules, 2023, to accelerate the adoption process. Recently, the Supreme Court had raised serious concerns over the “grave” delay in the process of adoption of children and asked the Centre why no steps were being taken to simplify the process. CARA is a nodal body …

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Does an AI tool help boost adoptions? Key takeaways from an AP Investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

Does an AI tool help boost adoptions? Key takeaways from an AP Investigation

Associated Press  

Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence -powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. Ramirez declined interview requests but said in an email that “Family-Match is a valuable tool and helpful to users actively using it to support their recruitment + matching …

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Does an AI tool help boost adoptions? Key takeaways from an AP Investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

Does an AI tool help boost adoptions? Key takeaways from an AP Investigation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ramirez declined interview requests but said in an email …

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"Why Is CARA Delaying Adoption Process?" Supreme Court Calls For Prompt Action To Benefit Waiting Children & Couples
1 year, 2 months ago

"Why Is CARA Delaying Adoption Process?" Supreme Court Calls For Prompt Action To Benefit Waiting Children & Couples

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday, raised serious concerns over the delays in the adoption process and the potential impact on both aspiring parents and children in need of loving homes. The remarks came from a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation seeking the simplification of. The …

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State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices
1 year, 4 months ago

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

Dutch News  

A group of eight people who were illegally adopted from Sri Lanka are suing the state for negligence and restitution of the money they spent finding their birth parents. Despite reports of illegal practices surrounding adoptions from Sri Lanka dating back to 1979, adoptions went ahead for decades. In 2021 the Netherlands temporarily halted all cross-border adoptions following a highly …

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