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Myanmar man dies on Christmas Island
Yangon :: Myanmar | 17 days ago
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A few hours after landing he was transferred from the processing area to the local hospital where he later died. Saturday evening early indications were that the death was not suspicious. A spokesman said the incident had been referred for
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Same Sex Couples Can Foster
Sydney :: Australia | 1 month ago
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Speaking to the organisation, it seems apparent that most same-sex couples don't chase up foster care because they assume they're not entitled to do it. This is not true, and we welcome same sex couples in Key Assets. Key Assets looks for carers who
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Foreign adoption comes with obstacles, but parents advised to 'stay the course'
Warsaw :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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The three-year process included multiple interviews, a forest of paperwork, monthslong delays, referrals for children in Poland and China, and several lengthy airline flights. "Tom is from Poland and speaks Polish, so adopting from there made sense,"
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Australian PM apologizes for forced adoptions
Canberra :: Australia | 3 months ago
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Australia (AP) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a historic national apology in Parliament on Thursday to the thousands of unwed mothers who were forced by government policies to give up their babies for adoption over several decades.
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Birth mothers 'betrayed' by legal ban
Melbourne :: Australia | 3 months ago
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Mothers and families affected by forced adoption practices say they feel betrayed by the state government, which is trying to change the law to let adopted children block contact with biological parents. It comes as a committee report tabled in State
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Puerto Rico denies gays right to adopt children
San Juan :: Argentina | 4 months ago
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Puerto Rico (AP) Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has narrowly voted to uphold a law banning gay couples from adopting children. Wednesday's 5-4 vote comes in the case of an unidentified woman who sought to adopt a child that her partner had through in
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A Act of Love Adoptions Releases New Video on its Website
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 5 months ago
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www.aactofloveadoptions.com/">A Act of Love Adoptions is happy to announce the release of its new video. The video features a young woman talking about how she felt when she realized she was pregnant. She was not certain what to do, and knew
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Thirty men transferred to Nauru
Yaren :: Nauru | 5 months ago
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The group went through relevant immigration, customs and quarantine processes before being placed in their accommodation at the centre on the Pacific island.
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Slide Show: 4 most popular countries for U.S. adoptions
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | 6 months ago
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January 2, 2013 4 most popular countries for U.S. adoptions Russia's ban will likely increase demand for children from these nations Photo: St. Shutterstock.com Photo: Kiev -- Alexandra Lande / Shutterstock.com /conga/story/misc/slide_shows.html
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Adoptions plunge as red tape adds to delay of getting a child
Sydney :: Australia | 6 months ago
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Ricky Brisson, executive officer of inter-country adoption support network Australian Families for Children, said the time delays were frustrating for people who wanted to adopt from overseas. "But it's not just that it takes a long time, there is
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