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Orphanage

Russian adoptee says proposed ban on American adoption ban is unfair, inaccurate

Global Politics

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he would sign a bill banning adoption of Russian children by Americans — retaliation for a U.S. human rights bill targeting Russians. The measure sparked protests from U.S. diplomats, and from Russian children and their adoptive U.S. parents.

China invites children adopted to US to return to their roots

Aceh’s Orphans

A Russian Orphan Fights to Stop Ban on Adoptions

Conflict & Justice

Podcast: Chinese Orphans Catch a Break

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Adopted Chinese Children Learn About Their Roots on ‘Heritage Tour’

Official statistics show that since 1999 over 64,000 Chinese babies, most of them girls, have been adopted by Americans. China’s one child policy has caused an increase in the number of children abandoned, many of whom end up in orphanages. But China has changed a great deal in the last two decades, and so has […]

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An unwanted adoption infuriates Russia

Global Politics

Thought to be improving all week long, the ever tenuous U.S.-Russian relationship took a turn when news broke that an American woman sent her adopted seven-year-old Russian child back home, alone on a plane with a note saying he was no longer wanted.

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Aceh’s orphans

Environment

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the tsunami that roared across the Indian ocean. Donations have generously helped survivors there — including in Aceh — but the neediest children in Aceh these days are NOT tsunami survivors. The World reports.

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Vietnam halts US adoption

Lifestyle & Belief

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with adoption advocate Linh Song about Vietnam’s announcement today that it will not renew its adoption agreement with the United States; the decision follows U.S. accusations of corruption in Vietnam’s adoption system.

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