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Utah: Dueling bills address giving unwed fathers notice of adoption
February 6, 2012
From The Salt Lake Tribune: Two lawmakers want to address the rights unwed biological fathers have in an adoption proceeding, but with notably different approaches. SB55, sponsored by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, says a birth mother, adoption agency or attorneys involved may send a “prebirth notice” to any presumed father informing him of a [...]
Laos probes sale of babies to Australians, Americans and Canadians
February 6, 2012
From The Herald Sun: Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Australians, Americans and Canadians for thousands of dollars each. The official is accused of seeking out unwanted babies in poor rural areas, obtaining adoption papers and selling the infants to foreigners for up to $5,000 each, according [...]
Sri Lanka News Asks: Adopting children – a hobby?
February 4, 2012
From The Nation: ‘Adopt a poor child and change his life!’, ‘Every child deserves a family. Be that family!’, ‘Give an orphan child a mother and father to love him!’ A recent campaign of child adopting agencies and organisations across the world, claiming to champion the cause of orphaned, abandoned and destitute children and urging [...]
Ex-US diplomat testifies in Argentine baby thefts
January 31, 2012
From the Associated Press (via Google): A former U.S. diplomat testified Thursday that American officials knew Argentina’s military regime was taking babies from dead or jailed dissidents during its “dirty war” against leftists in the 1970s, and it appeared to be a systematic effort at the time. Elliot Abrams testified by videoconference from Washington in [...]
Uruguay approves $513,000 settlement for disappearance, illegal adoption during dictatorship
January 31, 2012
From The Washington Post with Foreign Policy: Uruguay’s president has approved a $513,000 payment to Macarena Gelman, who was illegally adopted during the dictatorship after her mother was tortured and disappeared. The payment complies with an Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that accuses Uruguay of delaying justice for crimes committed by its dictatorship in [...]
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