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Guest ContributionsProse and poetry submitted by our readers include adoption journals by adoptive and birth families, articles from the experts, personal expressions, and a place to sound off!
Adoptee Rights in 1998Guest contributor Albert Wei widens our view to the international scene as he looks back on the year gone by.
Adoption 2002: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Was paying states to push forward with timely and appropriate placements for children in foster care the best we could do? The Adoption 2002 Initiative in review.
Heavenly DifferencesAn episode of "7th Heaven" fans the flames of the debate over Safe Haven laws. Speaking against the laws and the show's portrayal: Marley Greiner, Bastard Nation. Speaking for the laws and the show's treatment: William Pierce, IAVAAN.
Killer Adoptees: Don't Shoot the MessengerAuthor, anti-adoption activist, reunited mom, searcher and researcher, Lori Carangelo, offers her rebuttal to Myth Series: Killer Adoptees.
Replacing "Adoption"Is "adoption" still the most descriptive word for the way our families are created? our Editor's opinion.
The Open Records Vote at Our readers voted overwhelmingly in favor of restoring to adult adoptees unrestricted access to original birth information. Tabulated results and comments.
The Truth About AdoptionMore than 50 million Americans are directly affected by adoption. What unites us?
The Mouse That RoaredAn adopted Stuart and imposter birthmice? Whatever happened to the
Stuart Little we knew and loved?
What Next? Public Auctions?our Editor's personal take on a "child for sale" news story resulted in
lots of feedback.
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