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NEWS ABOUT: foreign adoptions

foreign adoptions stories: 19 news summaries

 Katherine Heigl's Baby Debuts 

Heigl, hubby, baby together, 'doing well'

Sep 18, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley released the first photo of adopted daughter Naleigh, Us reports; the family is “together and doing well,” her rep says. The 10-month-old is named for Heigl’s mother, Nancy, and sister, Margaret Leigh, who was also adopted from Korea. “They... More »

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entertainment • adoption • celebrity • Katherine Heigl • foreign adoptions • Josh Kelley • celebrity parents • celebrity baby

 Elton John Can't Adopt: Ukraine 

Singer too old, and country doesn't recognize his civil union

Sep 14, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Elton John will not be able to adopt a 14-month-old Ukrainian child because the pop star is too old and isn't traditionally married, Ukraine's minister for family affairs says. The pop singer toured a hospital for HIV-infected children in eastern Ukraine on Saturday as part of a charity project and... More »

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entertainment • Elton John • adoption • David Furnish • HIV • celebrity • Ukraine • foreign adoptions

 Pauly Shore 
 Heads to Reality TV 

His topic: African adoptions

Aug 25, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just when you thought reality TV couldn’t get any worse, Pauly Shore gets his own show. Adopted will follow the comedian’s efforts to adopt an African child, reports the New York Post, citing Variety. This can’t possibly end well. More »

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OPINION

African Adoption Without the Madonna Mess

Other countries with real need also have effective systems

Jul 6, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna’s second adoption made other adoptive parents cringe, Bess Rattray writes for Vogue—not because the adoption itself was a bad idea, but because the media circus and the lack of “an established, transparent adoption system,” in Malawi made it look like baby stealing. Oh, and the... More »

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media • adoption • Ethiopia • Malawi • Madonna • foreign adoptions

OPINION

 Madonna's Adoption 
 Only Hurts Malawi 

'Misguided' Material Mom should use international adoption as a 'last resort'

Jun 18, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - By adopting Mercy James, Madonna has actually endangered other Malawian orphans, writes Anna Feuchtwang in the Daily Mail. “Corrupt adoption agencies and child traffickers, newly alerted to the ease with which Malawian laws can be circumvented, are even now planning to target the country,” writes Feuchtwang, chief executive... More »

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entertainment • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • orphan • Madonna • human trafficking • foreign adoptions • Mercy James

 Malawi Court Allows 
 Madonna to Adopt Girl 

Highest court grants permission to adopt

Jun 12, 09 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Malawi’s highest court ruled today that Madonna can adopt orphan Mercy James, the AP reports. The court, overturning a lower court’s rejection of the adoption bid, stated “every child has the right to love” and made the case that though the singer does not live in Malawi,... More »

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entertainment • Africa • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna • foreign adoptions • celebrity parents • celebrity baby • Mercy James

(Newser) - Americans are adopting far fewer Chinese children thanks to a set of Chinese fitness rules aimed at accomplishing just that, Time reports. Adoptions from the US have fallen 50% since May 2007, when China instituted rules requiring prospective parents to be, among other things, married, under 50, non-obese, and... More »

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Madonna Arrives in Malawi to Begin Adoption

Pop star tours village amid criticism of plans for Mercy James

Mar 29, 09 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna is now in Malawi to get her adoption of a young girl named Mercy James rolling, the BBC reports. Spotted in the village of Chinkhota, Madge said it was “amazing” to be back in Malawi, where she adopted her son David Banda three years ago. Mercy James is... More »

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(Newser) - A UK-based charity is asking Madonna to reconsider her plans to adopt another Malawian orphan, the BBC reports. Save the Children says orphans should be cared for by their extended families, and that being whisked away by a fabulously wealthy foreign pop star was “not a solution.” Mercy... More »

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 HIV Adoptions From 
 Abroad on Rise 

Ethiopia leads nations on finding US homes

Sep 2, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - More US families are adopting HIV-infected children from overseas, primarily in Ethiopia, the AP reports. Stats from one international agency show 38 adoptions of infected Ethiopian children this year, up from 13 in 2007 and four in 2006. HIV adoptions have also increased in China, Ghana, Haiti, and Russia, say... More »

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Africa • HIV • Ethiopia • public health • HIV/AIDS • foreign adoptions

glossies

 Chinese Adoption: 
 Anguish Along With Joy 

One woman's reflections on life with her adopted daughter

Aug 19, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A proud but troubled mother of an adopted Chinese girl is wondering how to cope. Diane Clehane grieves for the woman who was forced to give up little Madeline under China's "one child" policy, she writes in Vanity Fair. She also wonders how to explain it to Madeline without... More »

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China • Chinese • foreign adoptions • one child policy

Foreign Adoption
Getting Harder

Could be boon
for thousands in
US foster care

Aug 14, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heightened awareness of child trafficking and improving economies abroad are making it harder for Americans to adopt foreign kids. US officials are taking a closer look at visa applications and discouraging adoptions from countries that don’t comply with a new international adoption agreement, USA Today reports. At the same... More »

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China • Russia • Africa • adoption • South Korea • Ethiopia • Liberia • human trafficking • foreign adoptions • foster homes

(Newser) - Guatemala and Vietnam, two of the most popular countries for international adoptions, recently halted their programs, following reports that some babies are kidnapped and put up for adoption or birth mothers coerced—fueled by the $30,000 an adoption can fetch. Vietnam says it will no longer allow adoptions to... More »

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 Singer's Son
 Runs Over Daughter 

Christian Grammy-winner's youngest killed in car accident in family driveway

May 22, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - The youngest daughter of Grammy-winning Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed yesterday when one of her older brothers ran over the tyke in the family driveway, the AP reports. Several family members witnessed the accident that claimed the life of 5-year-old Maria Sue, who died later at... More »

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music industry • car accident • murder • children • Tennessee • accidental death • Nashville • foreign adoptions • Steven Curtis Chapman

 Guatemala Suspends Adoptions 

Most babies going to US parents

May 6, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Guatemala has suspended roughly 2,300 adoptions in an effort to prevent fraud, the BBC reports. The hold-up, for at least a month, will allow authorities to verify—using DNA testing if necessary—that each child is a legitimate candidate. Charges of baby-snatching and other fraud have prompted a crackdown... More »

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adoption • Guatemala • foreign adoptions • baby selling

 Vietnamese Babies 'Sold to US' 

Embassy probe finds fraud, bribery

Apr 25, 08 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - US adoptions of Vietnamese children are tainted by bribery, kidnapping and baby-selling, according to an investigation by the US Embassy. The report, obtained by AP, discovered that one hospital sold a baby whose mother couldn't pay her medical bills. US couples—including Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt—have adopted more... More »

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China • Angelina Jolie • adoption • Vietnam • kidnapping • bribery • US Embassy • foreign adoptions • baby selling • Holt International Children's Services • Orphans Overseas

 Madonna to Adopt Indian Baby 

Material Mom plans a fourth for her expanding brood

Apr 7, 08 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A year and a half after Madonna's controversial adoption in Malawi, the Material Mom will bring home another baby—this time from India, reports the Sun. Hubby Guy Ritchie was initially "against the idea," a friend told the paper. "But when she wants something, she gets it.... More »

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India • baby • celebrity • Madonna • foreign adoptions • Guy Ritchie • Lourdes Leon

Juno Barbs Prompt Protests

Adoptive parents hurt by 'iPod scene'

Feb 14, 08 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Angry viewers are lobbying to axe "hurtful" lines from the trailer of quirky adoption flick Juno before showing it at the Oscars, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The offending scene—televised at the Golden Globes—has the title character quipping the Chinese "give away babies like free... More »

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China • adoption • Oprah Winfrey • protests • Jennifer Garner • foreign adoptions • Diablo Cody • Juno • Golden Globes • Ellen Page • offensive • Jason Reitman • Oscars

Foreign Adoptions
Down 15%

US families adopt fewer kids abroad due to
strict new policies

Dec 2, 07 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - US adoptions from abroad have sunk for the third straight year, mostly because China and Russia have tougher policies, AP reports. A drop in adoptions from Haiti and South Korea have also added to the 15% decline since 2004. But a spike in adoptions from Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Vietnam have... More »

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China • Russia • adoption • Vietnam • South Korea • Ethiopia • Haiti • baby • Guatemala • foreign adoptions

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