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Some Common Sense from New York: “Skip Abortion and Promote Adoption”

May 10, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

According to a recent news article, New York's Governor proposed legislation that will enable parents to kill their children after 24 weeks of life (keep reading ... that's not the common sense part). The common sense comes where author, Anne …

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USA Today Picks up the STUCK Documentary

May 9, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

USA Today recently published an article highlighting the award-winning documentary, STUCK.  The documentary exposes the difficulties that many families face when navigating the bureaucracy designed to protect children. The last thing we need in this …

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Do you have lunch plans on Wednesday, May 8?

May 3, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

The commemorative signing of the Best Interest of the Child Act is taking place on Wednesday, May 8th at 1:00 Pm in the Old House Chamber of the State Capitol. If you've been following the development of this historic law, then you know that we …

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“Best Interest of the Child” Act – Set for Signing on Wednesday!

April 22, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

Good news Alabamians! On Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, Gov. Bentley is scheduled to sign into law a bill that could revolutionize foster care and adoption in Alabama. In a recent post, Improving Foster Care and Adoption, we chronicled the …

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What is an international adoption dossier?

April 9, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

An essential component of every international adoption is this mythically mammoth thing called a dossier (pronounce doss-E-A).  Actually, for our discussion here, let's think of the dossier as a wooly mammoth - a wooly mammoth that you have to eat …

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Documentary STUCK coming to Birmingham April 15th

March 12, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

If you haven't seen the trailer for new international adoption documentary, STUCK, you need to ... and get excited, because it's coming to Birmingham, AL on April 15th! For more information on purchasing tickets, visit the Both Ends Burning …

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Elmore County Pregnancy Center is Going Medical!

March 11, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

Dear Orphan Care and Adoption Advocates, The Elmore County Pregnancy Center is going medical and they need your help.  For years the Elmore County Pregnancy Center has been offering counseling and parenting classes ... without the benefit of …

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Who Would Do Such a Thing?: Pavel Astakhov and the Russian Adoption Ban

March 6, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

If you've found this blog, then you've probably heard of the U.S.-Russian adoption.  You've also probably heard about the American woman who put her Russian adopted child back on a plane back to Russia with a note on his chest.  You've also probably …

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I’ll Tell You Why: Reflections on Domestic and International Adoption by Anne Louise Pass

February 21, 2013 //  by Sam McLure

Who Could Keep From Loving Them? "I just don't understand why they can't adopt American kids," she said. I immediately whipped my head around to see if she was walking hand in hand with her own domestically adopted child. After all: you shouldn't …

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