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Make Me a Baby As Fast As You Can
From Slate: The booming business in international surrogacy, whereby Westerners have begun hiring poor women in developing countries to carry their babies, has been the subject of plenty of media buzzing over the past few years. Much of the coverage regards the practice as a win-win for surrogates and those who hire them; couples receive [...]
Voice of Survivors: Human Trafficking Prevention Month
From The Huffington Post: When I was seven years old, a woman approached my family promising to give me a good education and a better life. My mother agreed because, she was told, she could visit me on a regular basis close to our home. But instead of giving me a better life, this well-respected [...]
India: Tamil Nadu kids given away in adoption scam
From The Asian Age: Five children from Tamil Nadu were given in adoption to five foreign couples violating adoption norms with the help of NGO Guild of Service (GoS), in Chennai. The state social welfare department has decided to revoke GoS’ licence. It was found to have given 202 children in adoption, including 54 to [...]
Foreign adoptions by Americans decline again, to lowest level since 1994
From The Washington Post: The number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell by 15 percent last year, reaching the lowest level since 1994 due largely to sharp cutbacks by China and Ethiopia, sources of most adoptees in recent years. Figures released Tuesday by the State Department for the 2011 fiscal year showed 9,320 adoptions [...]
India: US Department Of State Adoption Notice – Update on CARA’s Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers
From the US Department of State: India October 5, 2011 Notice: Update on CARA’s Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers This is an update to our notice dated July 22, 2011 announcing a temporary suspension on the acceptance of new intercountry adoption cases in India. CARA informed us that they will not accept new [...]
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