Posted in Ethics on Jul 8th, 2010 No Comments »
From the Independent:
Hundreds of Irish couples seeking to adopt a child from abroad face fresh uncertainty as new legislation restricts the number of countries that are open to them.
The Adoption Bill, which was passed on Friday, excluded Russia, Vietnam and Ethiopia from the list of countries.
Only countries that have ratified the international child protection agreement, [...]
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Posted in Ethics on Jun 27th, 2010 1 Comment »
According to the The Post I.E., the change in Vietnamese law may allow Irish adoptions to resume. While this has no direct correlation on what happens with U.S. adoptions, the law change to comply with Hague Convention standards could affect the ability for U.S. to be able to process adoptions from Vietnam in the future.
Today [...]
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Posted in Ethics on Jun 14th, 2010 2 Comments »
From The Irish Times:
A new adoption mediation agency will seek to engage with the governments of Vietnam, Bulgaria, India and Mexico concerning adoption when the Adoption Bill is passed in the coming weeks.
The Bill ratifies the Hague Convention on inter-country adoption.
The executive director of Arc Adoption, Shane Downer, former chief executive of the International Adoption [...]
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Posted in Ethics on Jun 8th, 2010 2 Comments »
From the Irish Times:
An independent audit of the Helping Hands Adoption Mediation Agency has found no evidence of impropriety in its expenditure of fees charged to adoptive parents, the agency said today.
This follows the announcement last October by Minister for Children Barry Andrews of an inquiry into the operation of Helping Hands by the Adoption [...]
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