Directory of Adoption Resources

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Adoption issues can include, but are not limited to, open records, rights of adoptees, westernization of adoption, negativity surrounding adoption, and opposition to adoption.

Resources in This Category

• A Westernized Adoptee

  http://jenniferk.tripod.com/adoption.html
  Discussion forum to discuss the ramifications of the westernization of adoptees, both culturally and ethnically.

• Adoptee's Right to Know

  http://www.plumsite.com/shea/
  Promoting the right of adoptees to learn about their birthfamilies. Search, legal, and activist resources.

• Adoption Fraud

  http://www.adoption-fraud.com/
  Court unseals adoption records in Florida due to fraudulent black market baby broker activity. Includes Associated Press coverage.

• American Academy of Adoption Attorneys

  http://www.adoptionattorneys.org/
  Promotes reform of adoption laws and helps disseminate information on ethical adoption practices. Member directory, media contacts, and news.

• American Adoption Congress

  http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/
  International network of individuals and organizations committed to adoption reform. Includes a profile, news, list of board members, legislation information, and membership details.

• Americans for Open Records

  http://www.amfor.net/
  Supports public access to birth certificates and medical records. Includes articles, active lobby details and personal pages.

• Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

  http://icpc.aphsa.org/
  Provides information on a uniform law enacted in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands that protects children who are placed across state lines for foster care or adoption.

• Bastard Nation

  http://www.bastards.org/
  Focused on equal access for adoptees to their original birth certificates, adoptee dignity, combating negative stereotypes of adoptees, and providing a forum for the wide spectrum of adult adoptee experiences.

• Domenici and Lincoln Introduce ICPC Bill

  http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/monitoronline-issue.asp?ISSUEID=4#DOMENICI
  Legislation (S. 2779) to improve the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) was introduced by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR).

• Healing Families Dismembered By Adoption

  http://www.adoptingback.com/
  Reunion, relationships, and natural parents adopting-back the children they had lost to infant-adoption.

• International Adoption Medical Clinics

  http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/health-clinics.htm
  Contact information for several medical clinics that specialize in helping internationally adopted children with ailments that are uncommon or not easily diagnosed or treated.

• National Adoption Day

  http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/
  A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families.

• NPR : Barriers to Adoption for Communities of Color

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4992156
  Ed Gordon and guests explores overcoming obstacles to adoption in USA communities of color. [11:46 streaming audio broadcast]

• NPR : Scams Plague Efforts to Adopt Beyond Borders

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5134186
  Michael Montgomery of American RadioWorks reports on problems with adoptions of children from the former Soviet Union. [17:10 streaming audio broadcast]

• Origins Canada

  http://www.originscanada.org/
  Supporting people separated by adoption and asking for an inquiry into alleged illegal and exploitive adoption practices.

• The Adoption History Project

  http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/
  A digital public history resource, profiling people, organizations, topics, and studies that shaped modern American adoption theory and practice.

• The ALMA Society

  http://www.almasociety.org/
  Advocates for the right of adopted persons to know the truth of their origin. Offers an adoption reunion registry.

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