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Dec 15, 2005 -

Mother Charged in Death of Adopted Chinese Daughter
False Hurricane Victim Story Forces Charity Drive Cancellation
Boy Testifies about Foster Home With Cages
No Cause Yet Determined in Death of Adopted Girl
Government Rejected All International Adoption Requests
Is Love Enough for Transracial Adoptions?
Pitt Faces Adoption Red Tape
Hormones Explain Bonding Problems for Adopted Kids

Oct 16, 2005 - From the international front: Dateline: Ukraine Ukraine Suspends Foreign Adoption of Children Dateline: Russia After $80,000 & 4 Trips to Russia, Couple's Family Complete Dateline: India Challenged, Homeless Children Find Home on Foreign Shores >From the domestic front: Dateline: OK and PA: 5 part series on adoption at www.cushingdaily.com 1. Adoption Struggles with Its Public Image 2. Open Adoption Comes with Pros and Cons 3. Hopeful Parents Jump through Legal Hoops 4. Kids Say Adoption Just Part of Life 5. Reunion Puts to Rest Years of Curiosity Dateline: CA Adoption option Families share the joys and tribulations they encountered in bringing baby home -- from Russia, China or right next door Dateline: LA State Seeks 51 Foster Children Unaccounted for Since Storm Dateline: FL FL Health Agency Diverted AIDS Funds... Dateline: HI Foster Kids Get 'Age Out' Advice Dateline: IL. How Sylvia and Jocelyn Became Amaya Grace Webb Dateline: WI Adoption Doesn't End Birth Parent's Support Obligation Dateline: KY Father Wins Battle to Get Son Returned Dateline: NJ Report Slams State Child-Welfare Agency's Attempts at Reforms Dateline: SC Power of Triple P

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Sep 28, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world... Featured stories include international stories: Dateline: Ethiopia /Washington DC Jolie's Adoption Is under Threat Dateline: UK Mercury Adoptive family's plea over Chinese daughter And on the domestic front; Dateline: OH 2 stories that are Updates on the CAGED CHILDREN story Judge axes payments to accused parents Cage case leads to review of agency Dateline: CA County passes a foster parents' bill of rights Dateline: MN Process to find lasting homes for kids is under fire Dateline: MO A family affair: Adoption more family friendly when done through state foster care system Dateline: RI R.I. Court Rejects Mormon Adoptee's Case Dateline: MI Aunt blamed for boy's injuries Dateline: Nebraska Lawsuit: State Failing Foster Children Dateline: TN Treasure in the Trash, a compelling story of a baby girl found on the floor of a bathroom Dateline: Arizona Adoptive Parents Learn about Disorder as well as the featured book at adoptionshop.com, A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history.

Sep 20, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world... Featured stories include international stories: Overseas Adoptions Have a Somber Side Dateline: Romania Woman Seeks Romanian OK for Adoption Dateline: UK Hanging Tragedy of Boy Who Wanted to Be Johnny Depp Dateline: Russia Children Refused to Go to United States Reports Cause Russian Duma to Reconsider Moratorium on American Adoption >From the Domestic Front: Sadly this week we have several stories of foster and adoptive parents in trouble with the law due to abuse. Probably the most alarming was the family in Ohio accused of keeping their adopted kids in cages: Tipster Noticed Caged Children in Visit Last Year Ohio Parents Say Cages Protected Children Dateline: Illinois Lombard Man Gets 4 Years in Taped Beating of Foster Son Dateline: Florida Dollars Accept Plea in Child Torture Case Dateline: Florida Child Welfare-Gasoline Rescinded Dateline: Florida Foster Care Agency Gets High Marks; Contract Likely Dateline: Pennsylvania Long, Lost Sisters United at Last Dateline: Illinois Adoptive Parents Seek DCFS Help Dateline: Indiana Judge Quits Child Welfare Case as well as the featured book at adoptionshop.com, I AM CHOSEN, a memory scrapbook for your child.

Sep 12, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world... Featured stories include international stories Dateline: China and NH Doctor Travels to China to Help Families with Adoptions Dateline: Canada Adoption Changes Would Open Door to the Past Dateline: Russia State Duma tells government to protect children adopted by foreigners Dateline: Russia US Official Apologizes for the Death of Russian-Born Children Dateline: Australia Dannii Minogue Considers Adopting A Child And From the domestic front: Dateline: NY Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller Back Jeremy Gilley's 'Peace One Day' Dateline: IN Keith M. Wallace has been selected by U.S. Senators Richard Lugar and Evan Bayh to be one of 180 Congressional Angels in Adoption(TM) for the year 2005. Dateline: CA Latino Foster Family Agency on Pace to Pass Annual Goal Dateline: PA Woman Cannot Sue State over Alleged Harm in Foster Care Dateline: UT Jury Selection Begins In Child Abuse Homicide Trial Dateline: Louisiana and Florida Louisiana Child Found To The Joy Of Potential Adoptive Parents Dateline: Georgia Families of Choice Dateline: TX Changes in Baby Law Will Keep Them Safer Dateline: New Hampshire Greenland Family Raising Money to Adopt Guatemalan Girl Dateline: Missouri Judge Blocks State Adoption Law as well as the featured book at adoptionshop.com, Adopting on Your Own for singles wanting to adopt.

Sep 5, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world...

Featured stories include international stories
Actress Angelina Jolie was reportedly preparing a lawsuit against Britain's Sun;
Dateline: Russia
Adopting Russian orphans wasn't always this difficult;
Dateline: Spain
A baby who was adopted as a frozen embryo and implanted into his new mother's womb has been born;
Dateline: Ukraine
A European organisation has urged the Ukraine to investigate the reported disappearance of at least four newborns from a hospital;
Dateline: Wales and England
Adoption register praised
and on the domestic front our stories include
Hurricane Katrina affects adoptive families... you can help
Dateline: the Gulf states
JenEx points to a unique way you can help families harmed by Hurricane Katrina.
Dateline: Hollywood
Hollywood's keenness to adopt children from third world countries is no more than a 'messiah syndrome';
Dateline: NY/Washington
Isn't it interesting that a reporter with the last name of 'Justice' is the one who investigated the children of Judge John Roberts;
Dateline: NY
Children who are adopted vary greatly in their need to have contact with their biological parents.
Plus stories from Ohio, Arizona, NJ and other states as well as the featured book at adoptionshop.com, the 2005 Adoption Guide

Aug 30, 2005 -

Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world...

Featured stories include international stories from Ukraine alleging baby thefts for baby trafficking, from Ghana on the opening of the Fifth Annual All Ghana Orphanage Games , 2 blockbuster updates on the Angelina Jolie adoption of baby Zahara claiming to have found that the baby was not an orphan as was claimed, but rather the product of brutal rape, and on the domestic front our stories include a wonderful reunion of a 65 year old man with his 83 year old birthmother, a review of a book with with an adoption theme, a story from NC about CARING for Children celebrating 30 years of service, a letter from the state of Kansas in response to our story last week that subsidies to adoptive parents are generous, a story from IA about an American Indian woman who battled with the Meskwaki Tribal Council over plans to allow a white couple in Indiana to adopt her son has decided to keep the baby, stories from CA and TX about new ways to recruit adoptive and foster parents using art exhibits and photograph exhibits respectively, as well as the featured book at adoptionshop.com, the Adoption Reunion Survival Guide.

August 25, 2005 -
Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world...
Featured stories include:
International stories Korea in the news regarding adoptees who are returning to Korea and an article on the portrayal of Korean adoptees in pop culture.
Story from the Philippines of children adopted internationally.
Stories from the USA include: Family in KS with adopted and biological kids, CT story on a new ministry the Queen Esther Adoption and Foster Care Ministry, CT story on Internatioanl Orphans Foundation, IL story on the adoption reform legislation signed by Gov. Blogojevich, MS story of Mississippi Dept of Human Services, MO story on the Gov Blunt's cuts for adopted children, MN audit of Minnesota Adoption Resource Network, CA story on KidSave, OH letter by foster child, FL story on Kids in Distress as well as the featured new arrival at adoptionshop.com, SAFE at School, book providing proactive stategies to help teachers and counselors create a posititve adoption environment at school.

August 16, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world... Featured stories include:

International stories Taiwan/the Netherlands regarding openness in adoption and international adoption, changes in attitudes of adoption in India, an update on the surrogate baby from Holland and Belgium, as well as a disturbing case in the UK where 2 children are removed from a family due to low IQ and learning disabilities of the parents. Stories from the USA include the use of the Safe Haven Law to surrender a baby in IL, a review from PA on a British farce involving adoption, the review of a mystery book (CA) involving adoption and stories Florida on the improvement in adoption and foster care, from IA a story on the growing trend of grandparents adopting/caring for grandchildren, new legislation in IL providing more oversight in adoption as well as the featured new arrival at adoptionshop.com, Surrendered Child, book recounting a birthmother's journey of relinquishment, search and reunion.

August 9, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week from across the nation and around the world... Featured stories include:

International stories of a heart-warming reunion of American adoptee and Irish birthmother, adoptive family charged in starvation death of 8 year old son adopted from Russia, Russia investigates and fines people involved in illegal adoptions, large international conference takes place in Philippines, New Zealander adopts Romanian boy. Stories from the USA include inspiring story of Angels in Adoption nominee from Texas, Michigan custody fight, assistance is available for Americans who adopt, and several stories on the amazing, convoluted story that involves surrogacy, adoption and covering the states of PA, NC, GA, NJ and Indianna as well as the featured adoption story blacelet.

August 2, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week:
Featured stories include
Pitt and Jolie play house;
heartwarming stories from across the US of successful adoptions from Russia, Ukraine;
story of red tape and problems with adoptions from Belarus;
NJ challenges with DYFS;
stories on financing adoption;
adoption scam nets sentece for woman;
and other stories of interest from across the nation and around the world.

July 26, 2005 - Adoption in the News this week:
Featured stories include
Canadians Adopting US infants,
a heartwarming story from New England of Russian children finding homes in the US,
Update on the story from Mississippi on reversal of Bethany's refusal to have Catholics adopt,
warm-hearted story of reunion from Arizona,
Mrs. Mass works to extend adoptive parents rights,
Nevada's new pr campaign to increase adoptions from foster care
and other stories of interest from across the nation and around the world.

July 19, 2005 - 4 News stories of celebrities adopting:
Angelina Jolie's daughter released from NY hospital
Grandmother of the baby Angelina adopted complains baby taken from her.
Jolie's adoption is causing a row in the world of adoption
Jessica Simpson and husband are planning to adopt

Additional adoption stories from around the USA detail 2 heartwarming reunion stories, several stories of transcultural adoptions, a new life for Florence Crittenton home, Florida contracts with adoption agency, new Oregon bill to allow family members to adopt first, visit to Korea and several foster care stories.

July 12, 2005 - This week in the news, hear a heart-warming story of reunion from Canada, two update stories with new information on Angelina Jolie's adoption and Brad Pitt's involvement, updates on a tragic murder of an adopted 2 year old from Russia and what that is doing to influence international adoption, foster-care stories from Florida and Connecticut, transracial story from Alabama and a story from Illinois of one woman's decision to adopt HIV babies from Vietnam.

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