Crocodile Smiles and Con Tricks

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Unscrupulous fraudsters persuade vulnerable families to hand over their children – who then disappear into a flourishing ‘orphanage industry’. Fiona Broom reports on efforts to stop the child-trafficking trade. In Nepal’s remote mountain villages, an insidious force has for two decades been destroying young lives and tearing families apart. The devastation visited on these villages is no natural disaster, but one …

Mothers forced to give up children for adoption deserve apology

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It took months to piece together last night’s story about women who were forced to give up their children for adoption during the baby boomer years. I spoke to dozens of mothers who had their babies taken from them. Most are still too traumatised to consider sharing their stories publicly, and Debra Harris should be applauded for having the courage …

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Adoption Healing

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Understanding the Wound In this important series you will begin to understand how having been adopted may be affecting many aspects of your life.  It is encouraged that all three parts are viewed.   Part 1:  In this episode Shavasti shares his work with adoptees and introduces us to a fresh way of looking at all those involved: the adopted …

Thoughts of Donor-conceived Children of Gay Parents in Their Own Words

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by Katy As stated, ad nauseum, here, there and everywhere my objection to institutionalizing gay marriage is grounded in protecting the rights of children.  Human beings have a right to their mother and father and we are designed to long for a relationship with both of our biological parents. There is no denying same-sex attracted parents can be great parents, my mother totally rocked. …

Adopted overseas as children, they’re not U.S. citizens at all

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Alexis Stevens liked to describe herself as a model citizen. She was adopted from England by a U.S. military family who moved her to Texas. She raised a family, put herself through college and became a school teacher. Four years ago, Stevens and her husband, Wayne, decided to celebrate their wedding anniversary and Stevens’ completion of her master’s degree by …