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Corruption: It’s pervasive
How much money and how many lives are lost each year to corruption in governments can only be guessed, but it has to be assumed to massive … and pervasive. Like the Scarlet Pimpernel, it’s here, it’s...
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Corruption allegations: Who cares?
Corruption in the international adoption realm put the brakes on Cambodian adoptions more than six years ago. One person was sent to prison over this, an American woman named Lauren Galindo, and I...
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Corruption: Glass Houses
There are no few people in and around the international adoption world who feel that corruption in birth countries is so pervasive that adoptions originating in those countries can be nothing but...
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Cambodian news: Dengue and HIV/AIDS
An early, warm wet season is being blamed for one of the worst outbreaks of Dengue Fever to hit Cambodia and the rest of SE Asia in recent history. A British adoptive father, along with other...
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Headlines I Hate to See
I was prowling the Internet today looking for a topic for my International blog. Unfortunately, I had a headline flash in front of my eyes that made me cringe. It read: Adoption Scam Leads to...
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Here We Go Again – Madonna’s Adoption
When When I learned of Madonna’s bid for another adoption, I couldn’t help but sigh. I don’t like feeling that way when hearing about an adoption, but I don’t think celebrity adoption is always the...
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Samoan Adoption Scandal
You might have heard (or perhaps you even saw it air on CBS yesterday) about the Samoan adoption scandal–a scandal believed to be one of the largest–if not the largest–of its kind in U.S. history: CBS...
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Cause for Concern Regarding Ethiopian Adoptions?
Please note: This blog entry is not intended to breed panic, but otherwise offer perspective as to some of what’s being said about the current/future status of Ethiopian adoptions. Please be aware of...
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Ethiopian Child: U.S. Adoption Agency Bought Me
On February 15, 2010, CBS News reported “that growth has turned Ethiopia into fertile ground for child trafficking – a country in which some American agencies and their staff engage in highly...
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