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Mom Forced Daughter, 14, to Impregnate Herself

Woman wanted another baby, but was barred from adopting

(Newser) - A mother who was barred from adopting more children found a criminal way to increase her brood: She forced her 14-year-old daughter to start inseminating herself with donor sperm the mother bought on the Internet. The girl, a virgin, is thought to have miscarried at 14, and ended up giving... More »

Court to Mogul: Girlfriend Can't Be Your Daughter, Too

Judge calls adoption a 'fraud' against court

(Newser) - News flash: No, you cannot adopt your girlfriend . Especially not as part of an alleged bid to safeguard tens of millions of dollars. A Florida appeals court judge yesterday ruled that John Goodman's 2011 adoption of his lover "constituted a fraud on the court," reports the Sun ... More »

Aussie PM Survives Party Revolt

Plus: She apologizes for decades of forced adoptions

(Newser) - Australian PM Julia Gillard dodged a bullet today, avoiding an ouster when potential challenger and predecessor Kevin Rudd opted not to run against her. A Labor minister called for a leadership ballot for the struggling party ahead of elections in September. Viral rants aside , Gillard has faced popularity issues since... More »

Woman Stumbles Onto Birth Family via Facebook Friend

Turns out Abbey Donohoe, longtime friend are actually related

(Newser) - When Abbey Donohoe and Paula O'Brien met at a party four years ago, a few people mentioned that they looked alike. Little did the Iowa women know that's because they're related—O'Brien is Donohoe's aunt, a fact the two women discovered completely by accident via... More »

Judge's 'Hunch' on Abandoned Baby Pays Off

She asked man who found infant in subway if he'd like to adopt—and he accepted

(Newser) - Playwright and screenwriter Peter Mercurio recounts a story in the New York Times today that sounds like it could be a work a fiction but is instead the story of how he came to be both married and a dad. It began a dozen years ago when Danny, his partner... More »

Russia: Adopted Boy Died of Negligence, Not Murder

American investigators say no action planned before autopsy results

(Newser) - Russian authorities are backing away from murder accusations in the Jan. 21 death of Max Shatto, a 3-year-old adopted by Laura and Alan Shatto of Texas in November, reports the New York Times . Russia's federal commissioner for children’s rights, Pavel Astakhov, is still upset about the death, but... More »

Outraged Russia: US Mom Beat Adopted Boy to Death

But Max Shatto's death still under investigation in US

(Newser) - Max Shatto's new life began in November, when he and his younger brother left a Russian orphanage with adoptive parents Laura and Alan Shatto. It ended just a few months later on Jan. 21, when the 3-year-old boy died amid accusations of abuse. Texas child welfare authorities are still... More »

Sisters, 68 and 75, Meet for First Time

Judy Bottomley hunted for birth family for decades

(Newser) - Rita Betush was just 10 years old when she found out she had an older sister who had been given up for adoption as a baby—in 1939. Yesterday, they met for the first time, a heartwarming story described in the Arizona Republic . Judy Bottomley grew up knowing she was... More »

Putin: Ban on US Adoptions to Become Law

Opponents say law only a response to human rights criticisms

(AP) - Vladimir Putin says he will sign a controversial bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children. Putin said in a televised meeting today that he "doesn't see any reasons" to object to the bill and "intends to sign it" into law. The president said US authorities deny access... More »

Russian Duma Approves Ban on US Adoptions

Along with other retaliations for US human rights bill

(Newser) - The lower house of Russia's parliament today gave its final approval to a bill that would prevent Americans from adopting Russian children, amidst a number of other sanctions on the US. Though the adoption ban idea has been floating around for almost a year, the bill is widely seen... More »

106th Stolen Baby Identified in Argentina

Group working to find children kidnapped during 'Dirty War'

(Newser) - One hundred and six, and counting: A group dedicated to reuniting children snatched during Argentina's "Dirty War" with their biological families has just completed its 106th case, reports the BBC . Pablo Miranda, now 34, grew up in an adoptive family and approached the Grandmothers of the Plaza de... More »

Charlize: Jackson Is 'Coolest Kid Ever'

Actress dishes on motherhood to 'Vogue'

(Newser) - Charlize Theron lands on the cover of next month's British Vogue , and it doesn't take long for the interview to turn to her new little bundle of joy: Jackson, the baby boy she announced last month she'd adopted . And she's got the role of new mom... More »

Charlize Adopts Baby Boy

Jackson is first child for Theron

(Newser) - Charlize Theron is a new mom after adopting a baby, Us reports. "Charlize Theron has adopted a child. She is the proud mom of a healthy baby boy named Jackson," says a rep for the actress. A source close to the never-married Theron says Jackson is African American... More »

Police: Ohio Father Pimped Out Adopted Son,10

Adoptive father, 2 others charged with child rape

(Newser) - An adoptive father in Ohio has been charged with raping three boys in his care, and hiring out one of them—a 10-year-old—to other men for sex. Undercover cops were led to the man through a Craigslist advert seeking "taboo" sex, AP reports. The suspect's name is... More »

Is Millionaire Who Adopted Girlfriend Committing Incest?

And should John Goodman be prosecuted for it, Terry L. Turnipseed wonders

(Newser) - When Florida millionaire John Goodman adopted 42-year-old girlfriend Heather Laruso Hutchins, he may have successfully protected his assets. But did he set himself up to be criminally charged with incest? Incest is, after all, defined as sexual relations between close relatives—even adopted ones, Terry L. Turnipseed explains on Slate... More »

Kids Battle Millionaire Dad's Adoption of Girlfriend, 42

John Goodman defrauded court, blindsided teens' mom: court filing

(Newser) - The wily multimillionaire who recently adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend —in what experts say is an attempt to shield his assets from the family of a young man he is accused of killing while driving drunk—faces a new opponent in court: his teenage kids. A guardian acting on their... More »

Virginia Lawmakers OK Anti-Gay Adoption Rule

It allows agencies to block placements based on religious beliefs

(Newser) - Virginia's legislature has approved a controversial bill widely seen as a measure to curb adoptions by gay couples. It allows private agencies to deny placements based on religious beliefs, explains the Richmond Times Dispatch . "This law has one purpose, which is to protect the ability of religious groups... More »

Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

John Goodman's move is bid to shield assets from suit, experts say

(Newser) - Polo-obsessed Texas multimillionaire John Goodman has a new daughter: his girlfriend. Goodman legally adopted the 42-year-old blond in what experts believe is an attempt to shield his assets from the family of a young man he is accused of killing while driving drunk, the Houston Chronicle reports. The adoption means... More »

Mom, 100, Reunited With Daughter After 77 Years

Mother finally sees daughter she bore after 1928 rape

(Newser) - A woman forced to give her month-old baby daughter up for adoption in 1929 after a rape the year earlier was reunited with her 77 years later—and was astonished to learn that one of her six biological grandchildren is astronaut Mark Lee. Minka Disbrow, now 100, became pregnant after... More »

Steve Jobs' Birth Father Wishes Son Would Call

But he won't call Jobs himself because of 'Syrian pride'

(Newser) - Abdulfattah John Jandali is exceedingly proud of his biological son, and he’d love to meet him—but he refuses to make the first move. “This might sound strange, though, but I am not prepared, even if either of us was on our deathbeds, to pick up the phone... More »

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