The legislation, endorsed in a referendum, will also allow same-sex couples to use sperm banks and to adopt children for the first time.
Tag Archives: Adoptions
Adoptees Shouldn’t Have to Live in Fear of Being Deported
There’s bipartisan support for legislation that could put an end to the peril facing transnational adoptees.
Hearing His Voice Changed Everything
I never knew my father. Did he know me?
Our Foster Care System Is Fundamentally Broken
Group homes have to go before more youths are harmed.
Modern Love Podcast: She Left Me There
Kacey Vu Shap spent 25 years trying to forget the Vietnamese orphanage of his childhood. Why did he go back?
Prancer, the ‘Demonic Chihuahua,’ Finds a Home
An adoption ad said he was “literally the Chihuahua meme that describes them as being 50% hate and 50% tremble.” Undeterred, a Connecticut woman has adopted him.
For Adoptees, a Deep Yearning ‘to Know Where You Come From’
Should adoption records be open? Several adoptees, birth parents and others offer their personal, often heart-rending stories.
Why Were Strangers Allowed to Hide Part of Me From Myself?
For 50 years, my state denied me the story of my birth. All adoptees deserve better.
Woman’s Search for Her Birth Parents Leads to a Story of Murder
Kathy Gillcrist said a DNA test she took in 2017 revealed that her father may have been William Bradford Bishop Jr., a fugitive suspected of killing his wife, mother and three sons in 1976.
After Meghan and Harry’s Interview: Sympathy and Cynicism
A British reader relates how “our love was eroded” by Meghan’s public actions. Also: Censoring Dr. Seuss; gay adoption; when birth control fails.
Bethany Christian Services Will Now Help LGBTQ Parents Adopt Children
The decision comes as more cities and states require organizations to accept applications from L.G.B.T.Q. couples or risk losing government contracts.
Netherlands Halts Adoptions From Abroad After Exposing Past Abuses
An inquiry found systemic abuses like child trafficking, lack of record-keeping and government complicity until 1998. Practices have since improved, the government said, but not enough.
Advice on How to Become a Foster Parent
The process has changed during the pandemic, but getting started is easier than you might think.
Couple Forced to Adopt Their Own Children After a Surrogate Pregnancy
Tammy and Jordan Myers will have to adopt their twins after two Michigan judges denied them parental rights because the children had been carried by a surrogate.
The Ethics of Adoption in America
Gabrielle Glaser talks about “American Baby,” and Kenneth R. Rosen discusses “Troubled: The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs.”
Adoption Used to Be Hush-Hush. This Book Amplifies the Human Toll.
In “American Baby,” Gabrielle Glaser unravels family secrets and considers the motivations that wove them into American life in the first place.
In Ireland, Lifting a Veil of Prejudice Against Mixed-Race Children
The singer Jess Kavanagh is working to raise awareness about the experiences of mixed-race Irish people, particularly those born in the country’s infamous mother and baby homes.
Ireland Report on Mother and Baby Homes Reveals Abuse and Thousands of Deaths
A government commission found high death rates, unethical vaccine trials and traumatic living conditions at 18 homes that were used to house unwed mothers up until the 1990s.
Foster Care Was Always Tough. Covid-19 Made It Tougher.
While some child welfare systems have pivoted to a remote reality, advocates say it hasn’t been uniform or quick enough for the country’s 400,000 foster kids.
My Dad Is Going to Paint His Way Through the Pandemic
It’s how he loves.
Pandemic Disrupts South Korean Adoptee Reunions, but Some Find a Way
For members of the world’s largest diaspora of adoptees, returning to the country of their birth was a rite of passage — until the coronavirus pandemic changed everything. Some found a way to make the trip anyway.
An Earthquake, an Orphanage, and New Beginnings for Haitian Children in America
After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 19 children from one orphanage were flown to the U.S. to be adopted by American families. One would later meet President Trump.
Amy Coney Barrett Raised Her Haitian Adoptions. Other Families and Children Were Listening.
After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 19 children from one orphanage were flown to the U.S. to be adopted by American families. One would later meet President Trump.
How Many Children Do I Have? It’s Not So Simple
I gave birth to two, but I also was a foster parent to another child for a year and a half, and he is still a child of my heart.
When the Forms Don’t Fit Your Family
The majority of American families don’t fit the married mom-and-dad model, so why does heteronormative paperwork persist?
Why Did She Leave Me There?
A young man returns to the Vietnamese orphanage he had spent 25 years trying to forget.
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Monogamous Birds of N.Y.C.’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
A Woman Without a Country: Adopted at Birth and Deportable at 30
She grew up thinking she was American. When she realized that she wasn’t, her quest to fix the problem put her at risk of deportation.
Former Arizona Official Pleads Guilty in Adoption Scheme
Paul D. Petersen charged as much as $30,000 to bring pregnant women into the United States and give up their newborn children for adoption, officials said.
Should Any Parents Be Instagramming Their Kids?
Sure, those of us who do may not all be Myka Stauffers. But we’re all selling some kind of story about ourselves, and using our children to do so.
Korean Adoptee Wins Landmark Case in Search for Birth Parents
In the first verdict of its kind, a South Korean court has ruled that Kara Bos, an American, is a daughter of an 85-year-old man in Seoul.
‘Tell Me Who My Mother Is’: A Korean Adoptee Seeks Her Roots
Armed with DNA test results, Kara Bos is asking a South Korean court to rule that an 85-year-old man in Seoul is her father. Her paternity lawsuit could set a precedent for overseas adoptees.
A First Among Gerber Babies: She’s Adopted
Magnolia Earl, a 1-year-old from California, was selected from among more than 327,000 entrants to represent Gerber in marketing campaigns.
Portraits of Single Moms by Choice
A photojournalist captured the lives of four women who chose to become mothers on their own.
An Adoption, a Pandemic and an Evacuation
The Mosiers flew to India in March to pick up their daughter. The country locked down before they could leave.
Representative Max Rose’s Son Was Born Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Representative Max Rose of New York and his wife welcomed a son and are now juggling parenthood and Congress during the age of coronavirus.
Legal Basics for L.G.B.T.Q. Parents
The L.G.B.T.Q. community has more family planning options than ever before, but a patchwork of state laws and loose regulations can make the process difficult to navigate.
Anger Erupts in China After Teen Says Guardian Repeatedly Raped Her
An 18-year-old has accused a prominent lawyer of sexually abusing her for years. The case has become a pivotal test for China’s fledgling #MeToo movement.