Posted in Ethics, In The News on Jun 26th, 2009 13 Comments »
A Vietnamese court sentenced three people to jail terms ranging from three to seven years for trafficking babies and selling them to an orphanage in Ninh Binh. An additional 12 accomplices were given suspended sentences. They were convicted of selling 12 infants for 130 million dong (approximately $7,600 US) between April 2006 and May 2008. The [...]
Posted in In The News on Jun 18th, 2009 17 Comments »
“He says that he’s going to marry me
We can raise a little family
Maybe we’ll be alright
Its a sacrifice
But my friends keep telling me to give it up
Saying I’m too young, I ought to live it up
What I need right now is some good advice, please
Daddy, daddy if you could only see
Just how good he’s been [...]
Posted in Ethics on Jun 9th, 2009 1 Comment »
Statistics on Irish international adoptions were released yesterday in the Independent. The article said:
In 2008, there were 397 International adoptions in Ireland.
Vietnam was the most popular country with 182 adoptions.
There were 117 babies adopted from Russia, and 26 from Ethiopia.
The Adoption Bill 2009 is due to be published later this year. The Government will ratify the [...]
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