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Alabama's new international adoption law, Karina's Law, is planned to go into effect on January 1, 2013. Karina's Law will streamline the process for obtaining a US birth certificate for many international adoptees in Alabama. After discussing …
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For decades medical textbooks have presented the consensus view that biological human life begins at conception.[1] For example, textbook authors Moore and Persaud explain that the very first cell resulting from fertilization “mark[s] the beginning …
I've got some great news for international adoptees in Alabama. You may no longer have to go through the "re-adopt" process to obtain an Alabama birth certificate. The State Legislature passed a law that will greatly streamline the process for …
BASICS OF ALABAMA ADOPTION LAW: WHAT IS AN ADOPTION? WHO MAY ADOPT? WHO CAN BE ADOPTED? Have you ever wondered how adoption is defined in Alabama? Or what about who is capable of adopting someone? How about even who is eligible to be adopted? The …
Basics of Alabama Adoption Law: What is an Adoption? Who may adopt? Who can be adopted?Read More
What do Steve Jobs, Sarah McLachlan, Tommy Davidson, and Jamie Foxx all have in common? They were given a life through adoption, rather than having it taken away through abortion. Today The Adoption Law …
A few weeks ago I published a blog called, The Best Orphan Care Sermon, highlighting a messaged delivered by David Prince. So, I felt a little stumped after I listened to the first few minutes of a message by John Piper from James 1:27, Visiting …
A recent article from CNN exposed the perspective of many political leaders that African adoption should be discouraged 'at all costs' ... U.N. Special Rapporteur, Najat M'jid Maalla, asserts that, "Due to the illegal nature of these acts, it has …
The waiting period for adopting a domestic newborn can vary from less than one month to over two years. According to Adoptive Families Magazine's article, How Long Does it Take to Adopt a Child?, 33% of domestic newborn adoptions having waiting …
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind . . .” --Romans 12:2 (NASB) In his book, Adopted for Life, Russell Moore explains the Biblical principles of adoption and relates earthly adoption to our own …
