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| Adoption Fraud: Child Trafficking in Haiti, Guatemala |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 8:00 am |
| Tags: Adoption Fraud, International Adoption, News Issues Commentary, Adoption, Adoption Blogs, Guatemala Adoption, Haiti Adoption, Laura Christianson |
| stories of adoption fraud in the news this week break my heart. In Haiti, 47 children whose parents gave them away to traffickers in return for promises of financial assistance were freed from a rogue adoption center in Port-au-Prince. The children are between the ages of 2 and 7, were taken to Port-au-Prince (Haiti's capital) from |
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| Adoption Fraud: Child Trafficking in Haiti, Guatemala |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 8:00 am |
| Tags: Adoption Fraud, International Adoption, News Issues Commentary, Adoption, Adoption Blogs, Guatemala Adoption, Haiti Adoption, Laura Christianson |
| stories of adoption fraud in the news this week break my heart. In Haiti, 47 children whose parents gave them away to traffickers in return for promises of financial assistance were freed from a rogue adoption center in Port-au-Prince. The children are between the ages of 2 and 7, were taken to Port-au-Prince (Haiti's capital) from |
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| How to Choose an Adoption Agency |
| Published: November 20, 2007, 12:51 pm |
| Tags: Adoption Fraud, Exploring Adoption Options, Foster Adoption, Adoption, Adoption Blogs, Adoption Pros And Cons, Laura Christianson, Nancy Turner, Wmbi |
| How do I find an ethical adoption agency/facilitator? Last week, I met with a woman whose cousin recommended a particular Christian adoption agency that he had worked with. The woman began working with that agency, solely on her cousin's recommendation. Turns out that the agency was involved in unethical adoption practices, and had several |
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| Guest Column: Ethica: A Voice for Ethical Adoptions |
| Published: May 26, 2008, 8:00 am |
| Tags: Adoption Fraud, News Issues And Commentary, Adoption Adoption Blogs Laura Christianson Ethica Linh Song |
| voice for ethical adoptions and we have mostly focused on assisting families in crisis; recovering from adoption fraud, immigration and delays from international policy changes, delivering humanitarian aid, and more. Our work reminds us that motherhood through adoption has its challenges and sometimes, heartbreak. Unfortunately, |
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