Adoptions and Orphans

Unless someone has experienced the entire adoption process firsthand, no one can truly appreciate what is involved in this long haul. Some couples know right from the start that they will adopt. Others however don’t begin the application process until after years of disappointment. Either way, the end result ? a beautiful child ? makes [...]

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In the world of International Adoption, Guatemala is one of the most popular and least regulated Countries. Last year there were estimated to have been 1,500 Guatemalan Children and Babies who have started fresh lives abroad, but the spectre of Illegal Adoptions have haunted Guatemala for years. Stories have emerged of mothers being forced to [...]

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By Jen Christensen
Posted: Sunday, November 04, 2007 at 8:22 p.m.
 
Celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Madonna have highlighted the need for adopting children overseas, but they’re also making it look easy and somewhat glamorous. Many adoptions do end wonderfully, but the journey can be challenging.
Here’s what couples really go through when they are called to adopt.
Jami [...]

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By Jeff Gammage
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
> Rosanne Cowen was at work in her Moorestown office when an e-mail arrived from her adoption agency, bearing the subject line "Baby Girl."
> Her hands shook as she opened the message: She and her husband had a new daughter - Maria Jose, a newborn living with a foster family in [...]

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By Nathan Key, News-Topic Managing Editor
Adopting children is becoming more and more common across the country, and November is a month set aside to promote adoption and raise awareness about it through National Adoption Month.
The month highlights the process of adoptions - domestically, internationally and from foster care - and shows the need for adoptive [...]

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