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Adoptee's Right to Know
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Promoting the right of adoptees to learn about their birthfamilies. Search, legal, and activist resources.
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Adoption Fraud
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Court unseals adoption records in Florida due to fraudulent black market baby broker activity. Includes Associated Press coverage.
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Adoption in the Computer Age
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Discussion about how the Computer Age (or the Third Age) is revolutionizing adoption and searches. Includes information about SSDI, open records bills, the Uniform Adoption Act, search methods, recent developments, and Internet resources.
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Hope4Kidz
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Advocating, with pre-adoptive families, for the rights of children in state foster care.
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Effects of Institutionalization
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Discussion of some of the issues related to long term effects of institutionalization on children, especially children with special needs adopted from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
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Open Records Debate
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An examination of the issue from About.com.
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A Westernized Adoptee
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Discussion forum to discuss the ramifications of the westernization of adoptees, both culturally and ethnically.
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Adoptees and Birthparents for Open Records Nationwide
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A group of adoptees and birthparents trying to get birth records open for all adult adoptees.
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Bastard Nation
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Focused on equal access for adoptees to their original birth certificates, adoptee dignity, combating negative stereotypes of adoptees, and providing a forum for the wide spectrum of adult adoptee experiences.
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Coalition for Open Adoption Records (Ontario)
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Includes news, Bill 108 and a petition.
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Abolish Adoption
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Criticizes adoption as practiced in the United States as unconstitutional. Includes petition and position articles.
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Americans for Open Records
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Advocates the rights of birthfamilies and provides reunion resources; says adoption is slavery.
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American Adoption Congress
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International network of individuals and organizations committed to adoption reform. Includes a profile, news, list of board members, legislation information, and membership details.
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Birthmothers Exploited By Adoption
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Presenting information about the adverse effects of adoption from mothers who feel they lost their babies through coerced or forced surrender. Includes personal stories and resources.
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OriginsUSA
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Focuses on past practices for obtaining children for adoption and the harm they caused some birthmothers. Includes aims and objectives, questionnaire, and list of state contacts.
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Adoptees' Caucus for Truth
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Resource for individuals who support the adoptees' right to their original birth certificates. Includes a petition and links to related content.
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The Adoption History Project
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A digital public history resource, profiling people, organizations, topics, and studies that shaped modern American adoption theory and practice.
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Ethica
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Seeks to be an impartial voice for ethical adoption practices worldwide, and provides education, assistance and advocacy to the adoption community.
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Birthmothers Unite
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A place for birth mothers to unite, share thoughts and feelings, and receive healing on post-adoption grief issues.
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Adoptee Problems
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Information about problems, like rejection, after finding natural parents and discussion of problems associated with being adopted.
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Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
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Provides information on a uniform law enacted in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands that protects children who are placed across state lines for foster care or adoption.
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The ALMA Society
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Advocates for the right of adopted persons to know the truth of their origin. Offers an adoption reunion registry.
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American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
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Promotes reform of adoption laws and helps disseminate information on ethical adoption practices. Member directory, media contacts, and news.
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Center For Family Connections
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Offers training, education, consultation, advocacy, and clinical treatment to families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship, and guardianship.
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National Council for Single Adoptive Parents
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Informs and assists single people in the United States who want to adopt children.
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National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption
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Provides training, consultation, and informational materials for professionals, organizations, and parents regarding special needs adoptions.
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Domenici and Lincoln Introduce ICPC Bill
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Legislation (S. 2779) to improve the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) was introduced by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR).
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National Adoption Month
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Raises awareness about the 129,000 children in foster care in the United States waiting for permanent families. Outreach materials for professionals, educators, and others to promote adoption.
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Origins Canada
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Supporting people separated by adoption and asking for an inquiry into alleged illegal and exploitive adoption practices.
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Healing Families Dismembered By Adoption
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Reunion, relationships, and natural parents adopting-back the children they had lost to infant-adoption.
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International Adoption Medical Clinics
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Contact information for several medical clinics that specialize in helping internationally adopted children with ailments that are uncommon or not easily diagnosed or treated.
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Adoption Clubhouse
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A resource for adopted children and their parents. Contains sections such as "Speak Out," which features writings from children about adoption, as well as sections on famous people, homework help, clubhouse library, fun stuff, and adoption talk.
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Adoption Excellence Awards
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Individuals, families, organizations, businesses, agencies, and States are eligible to receive Adoption Excellence Awards, which honor those who have demonstrated excellence in providing stable, permanent homes for children in foster care. Nomination forms and past awardees.
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The Search Institute Report - Growing Up Adopted
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"New Study Identifies Strengths Of Adoptive Families."
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National Resource Center for Youth Development
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Helps States and Tribes achieve the goals of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, implement the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, and assist with the Child and Family Review Process.
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Adoption / Foster Care
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About.com presents a survey of adoption topics and legal issues.
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Families Without Borders
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Focuses on issues associated with inter-country adoptions from Guatemala and concerns with UNICEF policies.
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New Directions in Adoption - Stop Tearing Family Apart
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Argues many current adoption practices are unethical. Articles, policy positions, and links.
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NPR : Scams Plague Efforts to Adopt Beyond Borders
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Michael Montgomery of American RadioWorks reports on problems with adoptions of children from the former Soviet Union. [17:10 streaming audio broadcast]
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NPR : Barriers to Adoption for Communities of Color
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Ed Gordon and guests explores overcoming obstacles to adoption in USA communities of color. [11:46 streaming audio broadcast]
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