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How to adopt a child in South Africa
The process of adopting a child can be long and demanding but it is a rewarding wait
Adoption in South Africa: ‘Our aim wasn’t to get a child; it was to give a child a home’
The process of adopting a child can be long and demanding but it is a rewarding wait.
Namibian court rejects couple’s appeal to bring their babies home
A same-sex couple’s struggle to have their children via surrogacy granted citizenship in Namibia, where marriage between men is not yet legal, is being stonewalled at every turn
Australia adoption law sparks ‘stolen generation’ fears
The New South Wales government said the change would prevent vulnerable young people from being moved around multiple foster homes
Doctor found guilty but not convicted in Spain ‘stolen baby’ case
The court found former gynaecologist Eduardo Vela guilty of taking Ines Madrigal, now 49, away from her mother as a newborn in 1969
Spain’s first ‘stolen babies’ case comes to trial
The ‘stolen babies’ scandal was a dark chapter of the repressive Franco era that shook Spain when it eventually came to light in the 2000s
Donor sperm and eggs: How much should a child know?
The Law Reform Commission is examining the rights of donor-conceived children to learn their donors’ identity, but what would a new system look like?
South Africa needs legislated daddy time
New dads and adoptive parents should have the same time off work as moms who give birth
White man, you’re on your own
White South Africans are learning it’s time to confront each other’s problematic race attitudes.
Transracial adoption: Loving gift or theft of culture?
Social workers prefer to avoid transracial adoptions, but supply and demand often override this sentiment when it comes to potential parents.
Putin to ban gay couples from adopting Russian children
The ban on foreign gay couples adopting has underscored a growing rift with the West over gay rights under President Vladimir Putin.
Australia to apologise for forced adoptions
Australia will formally apologise for the forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies born mostly to unmarried mothers between the 1950s and 1970s.
Deep Read: For orphaned babies, time is always running out
One of the biggest challenges faced by child welfare groups involved with abandoned babies and adoption is time. Too much of it, and not enough.
Moratorium on US adoption of Russian children
Russia has signalled that it could soon slap a moratorium on US adoptions of local children despite the signing of an agreement on the issue in 2011.