Should adult adoptees have access to their birth records, and thus be able to learn the identity of their birth parents? A leading U.S. adoption institute says the answer is "Yes." picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Adoption is supposed to be a refuge for parentless children, but for Stephen Wells it was a house of horrors. picked by muppet 2 years ago

As parents struggle to raise children in a weak economy, a half-dozen large adoption agencies are reporting that more women with unplanned pregnancies are considering placing their babies for adoption rather than keeping them.

Many of these women are in their 20s and already have at least one child. 30% more women are inquiring about placing a child for adoption than a year ago. picked by bingo 6 months ago

She and her husband have five biological children and decided that they wanted more. After going through the approval process, she was able to adopt a baby who was found by the side of a road. Despite her pre-adoption belief that she would "be able to parent this little boy the same way I had done with my biological daughters," she terminated the adoption after 18 months. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

This will be her first interview since the adoption which has caused so much controversy. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

The Church of England has backed the Catholic Church in its bid to be exempt from laws on adoption by gay couples. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

The father of the 13-month-old boy Madonna wants to make part of her family criticized human rights groups who have challenged how the adoption is being handled and said his child should stay with the pop star. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

And then get told to STFU by legislators on both side of the Atlantic.

The Catholics claim this is "Anti-Catholic" and claiming "Hostility towards religion".

PDF documenting the appeal by the Catholic church picked by Doggylives 6 months ago

Robinson says DSHS misled him about the boy who became his adopted son. Now the boy is back in the foster system and Robinson is paying child support, to the state. picked by bingo 9 months ago

The mysterious enigma that is Mitt Romney has just become more confusing. he has made adoption promotion a part of his presidential campaign, but does he really care about adoption? picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Because of the father's year-old misdemeanor DUI arrest, the special-needs infant and her mom have been stranded in China for two months. "For the safety of the [child]," the infant was refused a visa by a U.S. Immigration official, overriding the advice of experts, the adoption agency, chemical dependency tests, and a second home assessment. An isolated case? Nope. picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

The Ukraines Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko said that adoptive parents must be married and Ukraine does not recognize homosexual unions as marriage. picked by Doggylives 2 months ago

A young mother who was judged too stupid to care for her own baby last night accused social workers of 'stealing' the child from her. Rachel is taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights in a last ditch attempt to halt the adoption of the child, now aged three. The adoption is going ahead despite a recent psychiatrist's report which declared that the 24-year-old has 'good literacy and ... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

A 91-year-old great-great-grandmother was reunited with a daughter she gave up for adoption towards the end of World War II.

Gotta love heart warming news :-) picked by henkspaan 2 years ago

A Miami-Dade child welfare judge ruled on Tuesday that the constitutionality of a state law that bans gay men and lesbians from adopting is unconstitutional and has "no rational basis" picked by shep182 12 months ago

Pop star Madonna has filed official adoption papers confirming claims she has adopted a one-year-old boy in Malawi, according to reports. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Here's a nice one up for adoption! picked by Phildo 3 years ago

Man denied right to adopt his infant cousin because the mother is unable to care for the child-because he is fat. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Helen Briggs didn't know the history of the child she adopted when he was 9-years-old. Apparently, he is a sexual predator who molested two children. She doesn't want to keep him in her family or around other foster children or her grandchildren. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

"A few months after Nunu came to live with us in Baghdad, I asked Ghasson, an NPR translator, to call a veterinarian and make an appointment. We needed to have Nunu neutered.

Ghasson didn't have any idea what I was talking about. " picked by RowanGrey 1 year ago