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How flawed is the international adoption process?
From Slate: It is impossible to know exactly how many international adoptions are similarly tainted. The underlying problem is that the developing world does not have as many young children who need families as the West has families who want a young child. Many Westerners have heard that there is a massive worldwide orphan crisis [...]
India: US Department of State Adoption Notice – July 22, 2011 – CARA Announces Release of New Guidelines and Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers
From the US Department of State: India July 22, 2011 Notice: CARA Announces Release of New Guidelines and Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers CARA recently released new guidelines for intercountry adoptions. Please visit CARA’s website at http://www.adoptionindia.nic.in/ for further information. CARA also recently announced a temporary freeze on the acceptance of new adoption [...]
India: Fewer foreign homes for desi kids
From Daily News and Analysis: With adoption rules being made stringent and the government giving preference to families within the country, adoption of Indian babies by foreigners is on the decline. Only 593 Indian babies were adopted by people abroad in 2010, compared to 853 in 2006. And the number of Indian children adopted by [...]
India: 18-mth-old kidnapped & sold for Rs 50,000, rescued
From The Times of India: The police on Wednesday rescued in Porur an 18-month-old boy from an autorickshaw driver, who allegedly bought the child from a woman for Rs 50,000 [$1,200 US]. The boy, Maniraj, went missing from his house in West Saidapet on June 16. Police believe that a woman, identified as Ilakkiyah, kidnapped [...]
India: Live-in couples ineligible for adoption, adoption by males limited
From The Hindustan Times: Unmarried couples living together won’t be considered eligible for adoption of children nor will unmarried or single males be permitted to adopt a girl child, according to the new guidelines governing the adoption of children. The government is expected to issue the notification soon. The rules also make it clear that [...]
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