AltWeeklies Wire
Early Adoptersnew
When a local couple traveled to the Congo to adopt a child, they returned with two.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
03-03-2013 |
Children & Families
Tags: Adoption
When Adoption Goes Wrongnew
Giving up custody to get kids the mental health care they need
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
08-11-2011 |
Children & Families
Take a Village: A Burundian Woman's Struggle to Keep Her Kids, in Americanew
Thirty-two-year-old Burundian refugee Christiana Niyonzima has not seen her six children since July 2009 when the state removed them from her custody. Eighth months later, her parental rights have been terminated.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
03-03-2010 |
Children & Families
1-800-Adopt-a-Haitian: America, Please Step Away from Trophy Disaster Babiesnew
Let me say this with due respect to those who feel the best option for these kids is a comfy, middle-class ’burb home with loving, caring white parents and siblings: Back away from the trophy case. A lot more is necessary for a quality black life than material goods and vows to do the right thing.
Weekly Alibi |
Gene Grant |
02-26-2010 |
Race & Class
Adopted Children are Left Behind in Washington, D.C.new
Jenn Thomas and Kevin Fox, both teachers, met in Cardozo Senior High School in 2001. They married in 2003. On Sept. 4, 2006, they agreed to adopt a baby boy and became financially responsible for his life from then on. Max was born at George Washington Hospital the next day.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
02-18-2010 |
Children & Families
Family Ties: Why One Non-Biological Parent Wants to Give Up Adoptionnew
My attorney told me that if I wanted to protect myself and my kids, I should adopt them. I wasn't entirely clear why. Did I need to adopt them because we don't share DNA? If a straight couple conceived a child using a sperm donor, would the man have to adopt the child to be considered its father?
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
12-09-2009 |
LGBT
Keeping Gays from Adopting Would Hurt Kentuckynew
Kentucky Senate Bill 68 would prohibit unmarried, cohabiting couples from adopting or fostering children in Kentucky. It passed the Senate judiciary committee last week and will likely pass the full Senate and reach the House soon.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
03-11-2009 |
Civil Liberties
This Isn't How Adoption is Supposed to Worknew
Three little boys set out to destroy the parents who loved them. Now, after a protracted lawsuit has drawn to a close, the adoptive parents remain in legal/political limbo with $10 million at stake. The boys are finally in treatment -- but no one's sure it will help at this stage. Experts say that the children should have been given intensive psychological care -- ten years ago.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deidra Funcheon |
07-01-2008 |
Children & Families
You've Come a Long Way, Babynew
Since China opened its doors to international adoption in 1992, the trend of Americans adopting orphaned little girls from that country has been steadily growing. Kathryn Lurie talks to two families who have been through the process.
Metroland |
Kathryn Lurie |
11-17-2005 |
Children & Families
DNA Labs Answer Genealogical Questionsnew
DNA consulting companies can help people unearth their ancestry by identifying their genetic groups, but the field has the potential to become a racket, peddling bogus pasts instead of fortune-telling's fake futures.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-18-2005 |
Science
