Russia, U.S. Seek To Resolve Friction On Adoptions
Americans have been adopting Russian children in sizable numbers for two decades, and most of the unions have worked out well. But it remains a sensitive topic in Russia, where officials periodically...
View ArticlePutin Signals He Will Sign Law Banning U.S. Adoptions Of Russian Children
Saying that he does not see "any reasons why I should not sign it,"Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated today that he will approve legislation to bar Americans from adopting Russian children.As...
View ArticleRussia's Putin Signs Controversial Adoption Bill
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a measure into law that would ban Americans from adopting Russian children.Russia's parliament had overwhelmingly approved the ban, which was designed as...
View ArticleU.S. Families Stunned By Russia's Ban On Adoptions
As expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin today signed a law "that bans Americans from adopting Russian children and imposes other measures in retaliation for new U.S.
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage And Adoption: Unresolved Issues In France
France is known as a tolerant country on many social issues, yet the country is embroiled in a debate about same-sex marriage and adoption.President Francois Hollande is following through on a campaign...
View ArticleChallenge To Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban Grows From Adoption Case
A federal judge in Michigan could rule as soon as Thursday on a challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions. The challenge comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear two...
View ArticlePediatricians Voice Support For Same-Sex Marriage And Adoption
Now children's doctors say it's time for same-sex marriage to be the law of the land.For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement Thursday that it favors "civil...
View Article'It's Pat' Creator Muses On Motherhood And Family Life
Julia Sweeney is a figure of bicoastal sophistication. She's a comic actor who does one-woman shows about love, illness, faith and family. She's still remembered for creating the androgynous Pat on...
View ArticleAdoptive Dad Dreamed A Dream That Brought Him A Son
In 1998, John Curtis and David Wikiera adopted a son from Vietnam and named him John Wikiera."I had always wanted to be a parent," Curtis tells his now 11-year-old son during a visit to StoryCorps in...
View ArticleAdoption Case Brings Rare Family Law Dispute To High Court
Take the usual agony of an adoption dispute. Add in the disgraceful U.S. history of ripping Indian children from their Native American families. Mix in a dose of initial fatherly abandonment. And there...
View ArticleNew Magazine Takes A Grown-Up Look At Adoption
The complex and interconnected topics of adoption, race, and culture will form the backbone of a new online magazine that is starting this week.
View ArticleOkla. Court Puts Hold On Return Of 'Baby Veronica' To S.C.
The complicated and emotional case of a Native American girl who was adopted by a couple in South Carolina but has been living for more than 18 months with her biological father in Oklahoma has taken...
View ArticleSEE: Baby Veronica Reunited With Adoptive Parents
We're a day late to this, but it's a story this blog has followed for a while and this latest development represents some closure.On Tuesday, the 4-year-old known as "Baby Veronica" was reunited with...
View ArticleAdoption Case Brings Rare Family Law Dispute To High Court
Take the usual agony of an adoption dispute. Add in the disgraceful U.S. history of ripping Indian children from their Native American families. Mix in a dose of initial fatherly abandonment. And there...
View ArticleNew Magazine Takes A Grown-Up Look At Adoption
The complex and interconnected topics of adoption, race, and culture will form the backbone of a new online magazine that is starting this week.
View ArticleOkla. Court Puts Hold On Return Of 'Baby Veronica' To S.C.
The complicated and emotional case of a Native American girl who was adopted by a couple in South Carolina but has been living for more than 18 months with her biological father in Oklahoma has taken...
View ArticleSEE: Baby Veronica Reunited With Adoptive Parents
We're a day late to this, but it's a story this blog has followed for a while and this latest development represents some closure.On Tuesday, the 4-year-old known as "Baby Veronica" was reunited with...
View ArticleTransracial Family Gets Double Takes 'Everywhere We Go'
Each week, Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin brings listeners an unexpected side of the news by talking with someone personally affected by the stories making headlines.Rachel Garlinghouse and...
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