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Florida governor's budget proposal includes adoption subsidies

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Feb 5th 2007 6:00PM

Although Florida Governor Charlie Crist has been dealing with a controversy over a daughter he may have fathered years ago with a woman, with the ...
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Dying adoption specialist arranging the adoption of her own children

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Feb 5th 2007 2:30PM

Adoption specialist Diane Sadovnikov has spent a number of years helping people adopt children from Russia and the Ukraine from her home base in ...
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An opposing view to gay people who choose to adopt

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Feb 4th 2007 4:04PM

Although we have come a long way with regard to the acceptance of gay people into the mainstream of our society, there are still many people who are ...
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"Transracial" adoptions increasingly becoming common

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Feb 3rd 2007 4:08PM

With each passing day we are seeing families with children who don't look exactly like them. Go to the mall on a Saturday and see a blond-haired, ...
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Florida governor feeling pressure to prove paternity of adopted child

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Feb 1st 2007 8:00AM

There's a controversy brewing in Florida where a 17-year-old girl's adoptive parents are trying to find out if Governor Charlie Crist is the ...
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English cabinet minister fighting to keep Scottish gay couples from adopting

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Jan 22nd 2007 5:00PM

There's a huge controversy going in the U.K. over an English Cabinet minister who is taking steps to have the law that would allow gay couples in ...
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N.C. panel recommends legislation to foster communication between adopted kids and birthparents

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Jan 21st 2007 5:00PM

Interesting story out of Raleigh, North Carolina where a state panel is recommending that laws be passed to set up extended rules for birthparents or ...
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Student editorial reminds us that foreign adoption does not begin and end in China

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Jan 19th 2007 3:00PM

A student at the University of Wisconsin has written a very thoughtful editorial on the Chinese government's decision to issue strict guidelines as to ...
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Adoptions from the Ukraine filled with risk

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Jan 13th 2007 3:04PM

The New York Times is featuring an excellent story on the dilemma families are facing that are given the opportunity to host a child from the Ukraine ...
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Foreign adoptions by Americans decreasing

by Michael Sciannamea, Posted Jan 8th 2007 8:00AM

A new study from the U.S. State Department indicates that foreign adoptions by Americans decreased signficiantly last year. According to the report, ...
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