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Save Adoptions has been relatively quiet the last few months, but that doesn’t mean we have not been working. We are very proud of the  Op-Ed  in USA Today written by Chuck Johnson, the President of NCFA and an original Board Member of Save Adoptions.  Two former State Department officials, who figured significantly in the policies leading us to where we are today, wrote a response to Chuck’s Op-Ed with several false or misleading statements. Avoiding any responsibility themselves, they inaccurately stated that Nepal and Cambodia made their own decision to close inter-country adoptions and, together with Guatemala and Ethiopia, closed because of concerns about trafficking, re-homing and other bad practices. In December 2017, Save Adoptions filed a complaint with the Inspector General of the Department of State citing the designation of IAAME as an accrediting entity, even though they did not meet the requirements of the Intercountry Adoption Act, nor the implementing regu...

No matter where a family chooses to adopt, as an American, where you choose to adopt should not be denied by our government.   ———————————- Source:  www.usatoday.com Why does the State Department make it hard to adopt children from other countries? Adoption from other countries is down 80 percent since its peak. Why do we make this hard? America is pro-adoption; the State Department should be, too. (Photo: Alexandre Meneghini/AP) The State Department’s current anti-adoption polices are preventing Americans from becoming parents by opening their hearts and homes to orphans from around the world. These children are in desperate need of loving families, and tens of thousands of Americans are ready to adopt them. Yet intercountry adoption has fallen by nearly 80 percent since its peak in 2004. This is not what was supposed to happen. In April 2008, the United States joined the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, and the U.S. Department of State was given the mandate to impr...

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Source:  https://www.yahoo.com Dear Asher, Today you are 3. It may not seem like a big birthday to you, but to me it is. I feel like I just gave birth to you yesterday. And now? You’re becoming a whole human by yourself. I can still remember the day you were born. You literally came into the world with a smile on your face. Your personality shines through more and more every day. And oh how I love that personality. I hope one day you can see yourself through my eyes, even a little bit. I am in awe of the tiny human you are becoming. Of the amazing imagination you have when you play with your vroom vrooms. Of the immense capacity for joy you contain. You light up any room you enter. And I am already so proud of you. The world is a better place because you are in it. Not only do you make my every day brighter, you brighten that of those around you. Continue reading.

U.S. Senators Richard Burr, Roy Blunt, Ben Cardin, Roger Wicker, Sherrod Brown North Carolina, Missouri, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio Bipartisan Senators Introduce Law to Improve Intercountry Adoption Information Reporting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 28, 2018 CONTACT: Caitlin Carroll (Burr) 202-228-1616 Katie Boyd (Blunt) 202-224-1403 Sean Bartlett (Cardin) 202-224-0779 Rick VanMeter (Wicker) 202-224-6253 Jenny Donohue/Rachael Hartford (Brown) 202-224-3978 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today introduced the Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018 which would help remove information barriers Americans frequently face while seeking to adopt children from other countries. The bipartisan legislation is co-sponsored by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). “American families trying to adopt a child from abroad should have robust and relevant information ne...