Apparently I'm all about adoption around the world as of late. I find it increasingly interesting to look at how other countries are handling the same issues. Today's news blurb comes out of Amsterdam.

While I don't know much of the underlying issues, the article seems to report that there are some fights going on with regard to medical ethical issues. While euthanasia is mentioned, the second half of the article talks about abortion which leads straight into a discussion on adoption.

Rutte also pointed out that the coalition wants to urge pregnant women to consider adoption... more

This Time Magazine article about crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) entitled "The Grass Roots Abortion War" is causing some buzz in the adoption community. There is mention of "making adoption easier," as a way of decreasing abortions.

They connected," nurse Joyce Wilson says, recalling the reaction of the women who saw the filmy image of their fetus onscreen. "They bonded. You could just see it.

One interesting feature about this... more

After running an errand a few days ago, my boss came back into the office and excitedly told me about a recent study that Rush Limbaugh was talking about on the radio. He was convinced that I would love what he said, and not only that, but would agree with it.

This study has been hashed over many times by now, but I had not seen any notice of the discussion about it on Rush Limbaugh. For anyone interested, I have a transcript... more

A study has been bebopping its way around the internet today, making an appearance on BloggingBaby, here on adoptionblogs by some good bloggers and on other adoption minded blogs throughout the blogosphere. Initially annoyed with the study (but not the bloggers!), I couldn't exactly put my finger on why I was annoyed.

After all, as I commented to someone else, I... more

A story of profound loss and broken family ties.

-From the website.

I originally wrote about Resilience, a documentary featuring Korean birth mothers, in November. I hadn't heard much more until this past week. The most interesting thing is that the website for the documentary has been launched!

Resiliencefilm.com features some... more

Now Anna Mae, who turns 8 later this month, could soon be taken from the only family she has ever known and returned to her biological parents.

Children being returned to their first/birth parents is rare enough that it makes the news when it does occur. This story is no exception. It is of interest to me as well because it happened in the town where I grew up. It is important to note that an adoption had not occurred. The family raising Anna Mae were her foster parents.

Every so often I try to discuss ... more

The word is out that the three pregnant teens who whacked the director of the Utah maternity home may be here in California.

The mother of one of the young women was quoted as saying:

Castro suspects that her daughter didn't want to give her baby up for adoption, when friends and family members were telling her to. It may be one of the reasons why the girls decided to run.

No duh! I doubt there is a birth/first mom on the planet who would... more

Just a warning to the reading masses: This isn't a happy story.

Any parent's worst fear is having something devastating happen to their child. This fear does not magically dissipate when a Mother places her child. The fear still exists that something will happen to her child, only in the case of adoption, it is totally and completely out of her hands.

Meet Michele Launders. 25 years ago she placed her daughter for adoption through a lawyer that she paid $500.00 to arrange. Instead, the lawyer, Michael Steinberg, took the child home to his live-in girlfriend, Hedda Nussbaum, thus making... more

I'll just start out with a quote from the offending article.

Worse, you have to suck up to the birth mother. She can pick any adoptive parent she wants. "After years of dealing with birth mothers who decided to take [babies] back ... watching poor families have to kiss these girls' butts when they know they are using drugs and alcohol in the pregnancy," Ryan says she began looking for ways to give clients more power over child acquisition. "It was a control thing for me," she explains.

Pardon me while I bang my head off of a desk.

The article, found on Slate.com,... more

My co-blogger Jenna, mentioned that this is Delurking Week. It is fun to know who is reading, I do admit. Plus, I do enjoy comments and feel fortunate not to have received too many negative ones! Although all feedback is welcome – I learn from both negative and positive.

I must assume that your fingers are stuck in several pair of finger cuffs, and you can only operate the mouse with your foot.

The quote above... more