Baby mix-up scandal women now planning legal action against adoption society
by Shane Phelan The women at the center of the St Patrick’s Guild baby mix-up scandal are seeking court approval to bring lawsuits against the former adoption society. A joint application on behalf of Helen Maguire (71) and Christine Skipsey (52) was filed with the High Court by their solicitors last week, the Irish Independent has learned. A similar application …
The Crisis of Adoption Trafficking in Ethiopia
My husband and I began our second Ethiopian adoption back in 2008. We had brought home our beautiful son in 2006. We wanted children so badly and fell in love with the country, the people, and of course our son. We knew our daughter was also ‘waiting’ for us there. Our story causes us heartbreak not only because of what happened to our child and her family but how selfish and naïve we were in hindsight, we genuinely didn’t know—we hadn’t found the forums.





