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  • May 2008

    • Baby-Stealing Charges Halt Adoptions

      CNN  |  May 28, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      Baby-Stealing Charges Halt Adoptions

      (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 the US, while Guatemala will resume them only after slogging through a case-by-case review of pending adoptions. More »

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      baby  • Vietnam  • adoption  • Guatemala  • foreign adoptions  • baby selling  • baby snatching

    • Guatemala Suspends Adoptions

      BBC  |  May 6, 08 10:38 AM CDT

      Guatemala Suspends Adoptions

      (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 on the adoption system that channeled 4,700 children to American parents  last year. More »

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      adoption  • Guatemala  • foreign adoptions  • baby selling

  • April 2008

    • Vietnamese Babies 'Sold to US'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 25, 08 3:47 AM CDT

      Vietnamese Babies 'Sold to US'

      (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 than 1,200 Vietnamese children in the last 18 months. More »

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      China  • kidnapping  • Angelina Jolie  • Vietnam  • adoption  • bribery  • US Embassy  • foreign adoptions  • baby selling

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