Fostering & Adoption
53 Haitian Orphans Are Airlifted to U.S.
MIAMI — A group of 53 Haitian orphans landed in Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning, the first wave to arrive after the United States loosened its policy on visa requirements to expedite Americans’ adoptions of parentless children living in the post-ear...
An ‘Abundant Life’ for Thai orphans
IT ALL started with a baby girl named Jinthanna. The 15-month-old was in a hospital room in Thailand when Karen Huebert-Sanchez of Abbotsford discovered her while visiting a friend’s son. The baby was covered in dried feces, was malnourished and h...
Surrogate mothers: Outsourcing pregnancy in India
The practice of renting a womb and getting a child is like outsourcing pregnancy. This trade's business volume is estimated to be around $ 500 million and the numbers of cases of surrogacy are believed to be increasing at galloping rate in India.
Chinese reach out to quake orphans
As the first estimate of orphans - more than 4,000 - emerged from last week's deadly earthquake, thousands of Chinese are rushing to offer their homes to these children.
Adopted Children: Sometimes You Can't Mend Them
A third of adoptions don't work out. A parent reveals the trauma of attempting to raise a disturbed child and failing - Modern parenting lore has it that if you are kind and loving to children, if you listen and explain and give them time, all wi...
Heartwarming story: American soldier adopts Iraqi boy
MAUSTON, Wis. - Capt. Scott Southworth knew he'd face violence, political strife and blistering heat when he was deployed to one of Baghdad's most dangerous areas. But he didn't expect Ala'a Eddeen.
Dutch couple give up Korean girl, 7, they adopted as baby over 'failure to fit in'
A Dutch couple has sparked outrage by giving up a seven-year-old South Korean girl they adopted as a baby – after claiming she didn't "fit in" with their life-style.