http://www.babylovechild.org Yet another Bastard Blog Thu, 22 May 2008 17:12:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The AP has a new piece out today about the annulment of 15 (so far) of the 2286 adoptions under review, roughly 10% of the 160 that have been investigated to date. Guatemala annuls 15 adoption cases What I found most concerning was this- The babies whose cases have been annulled will be ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/22/news-yet-more-in-the-guatemala-saga/ Off ABC news- U.S. Adoptions Fueled by Guatemalan Kidnappings Demand for Guatemalan Children Is So High, Baby Snatching Is Rampant Just go read it. No commentary necessary, other than to point out the obvious, ANY agency "guaranteeing" much of ANYTHING in realtion to these kids in Guatemala is suspect. http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/13/news-us-adoptions-fueled-by-guatemalan-kidnappings/ Having not one, but (at least) two, this is their day. (It's also just another Sunday.) But it's more than that. I wrote yesterday about how today is all too often painful for many different kinds of Mothers for many different reasons. What I didn't mention though, are a particular subset of (Original) ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/11/mothers-day-and-my-day/ May 10th has been designated "Birthmother's day," apparently begun in 1990 by a group of Seattle self described Birthmothers who felt it was important to cleave a day of their own off from "(normal) Mother's day" in recognition of how that second Sunday in May tends to be a ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/10/birthmothers-day-and-day-without-adoption/ Bastardette has blogged about the latest hearing on Ohio's substitute bill for HB7, LSC 127 0671-3. Yes legislators walk out on hearings frequently, but I think it's pretty clear by this point that those of us shut out of the system, left with nothing other than begging for equality are being ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/09/what-dank-political-swamp-have-adoptees-tripped-into/ (Just another little story that deserves more attention than these kinds of things tend to get.) This from the Australian Broadcasting Corp- Baby traffickers arrested on China-Vietnam border To quote just a little: The two babies were turned over to a social welfare centre, the officer said. "This is the third baby trafficking case ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/09/news-baby-traffickers-arrested-on-china-vietnam-border/ Today was yet another hearing in Ohio by the Health Committee on the substitute HB7, labeled LSC 127 0671-3. (*A* pdf of which can be found here 127_LB_0671_3.pdf, although it may differ from the current version of the bill. You can at least begin to get a feel ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/08/activism-legislative-ohio-todays-health-committee-hearing-on-sub-hb7/ Yesterday's Denver Post carried a warning (in the consumer protection model) about Colorado adoption agencies entitled "Adoption agencies under fire." Nearly half the international adoption agencies in Colorado are losing money, five are at risk due to debt and one has generated so many complaints that state officials warned potential clients ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/07/news-adoption-agencies-under-fire-colorado/ Off the BBC today, Guatemala halts foreign adoptions. The authorities in Guatemala have suspended the adoption of some 2,300 children by foreigners for at least a month to check for irregularities. ... The government had been under pressure to curb a controversial trade where intermediaries could be paid thousands of dollars ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/06/news-guatemala-halts-foreign-adoptions/ Bastard Nation has put together a blog specific to BN involvement in the Day for Adoptee Rights events in New Orleans. The blog contains the latest BN DAR info and plenty of good links, even if you're not able to attend the Day for Adoptee Rights/Adoptee Rights Demonstration in NOLA. (Also ... http://www.babylovechild.org/2008/05/05/activism-a-new-bastard-nation-blog-for-darard/