Russian lawmakers could move to ban Americans from adopting children from the country -- which is one of the top sources of international adoptions to the United States.
A bill to block adoption
to the United States passed the State Duma, Russia's lower house of
parliament, on its first reading last week and it will be considered
again Wednesday for a crucial second reading.
This could affect
hundreds of American families seeking to adopt Russian children. From
1999 to 2011, 45,112 adoptions to the United States came from Russia,
second to only China. However, the number of adoptions from Russia has waned in recent years after a peak in 2005.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/19/world/russia-adoption-u-s-ban/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
If these countries could resolve their differences, and people were screened better (I know its already pretty tough so I wonder how someone slips through the cracks) to avoid the very very few incapable/unwilling parents doing this for the wrong reasons slip through the cracks to avoid hurt and harm to the innocent children, so many lives can continue to be positively affected by adoption.
I do hope they are able to resolve their issues and not deny families coming together through this method. All the thousands of families touched positively by adoption can attest to the fact, I am sure, that this is a tough process but is positively life changing for everyone involved.
UPDATE:Very sad news. On 27th Dec, read the news that Putin has signed the law that bans the adoption of Russian children by US Citizens. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/world/europe/putin-to-sign-ban-on-us-adoptions-of-russian-children.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
This is devastating news in the world of Adoption. Parents who were ready to bring home their children, those who were adopting from there will all be affected by this. As will all those innocent children whose lives would have changed dramatically. Very sad news. I hope this doesn't affect adoptions to Canada. US/Kazakhstan adoptions still continue to be suspended. I wish politicians would not put politics before the needs of families and children.
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