U.S. couple’s adoption dream becomes a nightmare
LONDON – When Emily and Matt Knudsen began the lengthy process of adopting a child from Africa, they believed they would be saving an orphan in distress. “Our biggest desire was to meet a need, to adopt a child who truly had no other options,” said Emily, at the family’s home near San Francisco, Calif. Motivated by their Christian faith, …
Adoptionland: Brutal essays by adult adoptees expose the truth of intercountry adoption
With news that Vietnam is once again going to allow their children to be adopted out of country, reading a collection of essays by people who were uprooted and transplanted into new cultures is ice water on all those squishy ideals of what intercountry (or international adoption) does. The writers whose essays come together in Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists …
Foreigners exploiting law loophole to adopt, say Ugandan MPs
Kampala (AFP) – Uganda MPs have raised fresh concerns that hundreds of children have left the country through “dubious circumstances” as a result of foreigners working with local lawyers to exploit a loophole in the law, allowing them to be adopted. Last September, an official report said a boom in Uganda’s “international adoption industry” had led to some children who …
His mother was told that her baby died shortly after birth, but he was instead adopted by U.S. couple
Santiago, Chile (CNN) It was a hug kept on hold for more than 41 years. The hug of a mother and son whose lives were abruptly separated four decades ago. Nelly Reyes had been waiting for hours in the international arrivals lounge at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, holding a hand-made red poster board sign that said “Lovingly waiting …