Families for Orphans Act

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    • Letter to legislators in opposition to the FFOA

    March 4, 2010

    On February 23, 2010, Global Action for Children sent the following letter to the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee stating its opposition to the Families for Orphans Act.  Ethica was one of several child welfare organizations that signed on to the letter:
    February 22, 2010
    The Honorable John Kerry
    Chairman
    U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
    218 Russell [...]

    Fighting for “orphans”

    July 27, 2009

    Ethica is happy to announce the addition of a new board member to our team. Rachel Schatz Wegner is a member of our international policy advocacy team. She became a passionate proponent of adoption ethics and transparency after she and her husband chose to abandon their plan to adopt from Vietnam amidst reports [...]

    International Adoption — Ethica’s Positions on Pending Legislation

    July 8, 2009

    Three bills were recently introduced in Congress relating to international adoption.  Links to the bills and Ethica’s position on each of them are below.
    Ethica urges you to read these bills in their entirety.  Do you share Ethica’s concerns about these bills?  It’s important that Committee members hear YOUR voice.  Contact info for each of the [...]

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