Out of 30 adopted Ethiopians, 9 of them are homeless in Seattle

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Adopted from Ethiopia, Hana found dead in her back yard, bruises on her body where she was beaten and her adoptive parents starved her to death.  Adoption Advocates International (AAI) based in Seattle is closed now.  Many of the adoptions from AAI the Ethiopian children are homeless.  Unfortunately when their is no supervision or regulations after the children are placed, …

Serbia: Missing Babies

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Instances of newborns disappearing in Serbian hospitals have been reported for decades. But only in recent times has the government come under pressure to take action. Hundreds of parents say they were told by doctors that their babies died shortly after birth. But they were never allowed to see the body. An association representing the parents says between 6,000 and …

Indian Adoption Era: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

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This is a work sample trailer of the research and development footage for Blood Memory, a feature-length documentary film exploring the Indian Adoption Era and the controversial role of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). For full website visit here. Adoptionland.org provide current (and past) issues in adoption. We offer a deeper and wider description of adoption as opposed to …

A Search for Family in Haiti Raises Questions about Adoption

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November 27, 2015 | Ben Fox | AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As Mariette Williams waited for her flight from South Florida to Haiti, she paced the departure lounge, folding and re-folding her ticket and clutching the handle of a bag sagging with gifts. She was excited but terrified: For the first time in nearly 30 years, she was about to …

Samoan Adoption Scandal

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Between 2002 and 2005, parents in Samoa were tricked by an American adoption agency  into giving up their children. They were falsely told that signing their children up for this “program”, their children could benefit from an American education; they would receive photographs and regular communication; and the children would return at age eighteen.  The adoption agency, Focus on Children (FOC), then …