A new narrative of transnational adoption

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Uprooting children from a foreign culture to start a new life in Denmark can be fraught with difficulty. Adoptees and experts reflect on the history of transnational adoption and offer their views on how to ease tensions and create a more inclusive society for children brought up in Denmark with complicated cultural ties. By Natasha Jessen-Petersen When you adopt, you …

Former adoption agency owes clients €190,000

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More than 70 prospective parents who wanted to adopt a child from abroad have been left some €190,000 out of pocket following the collapse of an accredited adoption agency. Arc Adoption, which was granted an official licence to facilitate people in Ireland seeking to adopt a child in China, Bulgaria and the US, closed in November last year, leaving substantial …

Fake passport used to take adopted child Home

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By, Angel Tesorero/Dubai The Philippine consulate officials have caught a Filipina expat using a fake Philippine passport to bring her “adopted baby back home,” Consul Ferdinand Flores revealed to reporters on Wednesday night. According to Flores, “the husband of the Filipina expat bought a bogus passport in the Philippines for P75,000 (Dh5,900) to take to the Philippines a two-year-old baby …

Thousands of children being stolen from Africa: Atlanta Black Star

Watch How Thousands of Children Are Being Stolen From Africa Under the Guise of Adoption

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Each year hundreds of African children are abducted and brought to the United States….. Source: Watch How Thousands of Children Are Being Stolen From Africa Under the Guise of Adoption   https://adoptionland.org/huffingtonpost-article/ https://adoptionland.org/p/6471/manufactured-orphans/ For news on industry practices, go to Adoptionland.org To get a copy of Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists visit here.

Adopted teen denied driving permit

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By, Madison Wade, WBIR A Knox County mother wants answers after her adoptive daughter from Guatemala was denied a driver’s license permit twice. 16-year-old Emily Williams is eager to get behind the wheel in East Tennessee. She’s been studying hard and practicing often to hopefully get her drivers permit soon. “I’ll be like a normal teenager, who will be able …