A series of podcast episodes exploring and explaining how legislatures work as well as how to get a bill enacted (or defeated), all told within the context of adoptee rights.
We’re Back! Two New Episodes of the Adoptee Rights Podcast
After more than a year away, we’re back at it and thrilled to release two new episodes of What Next? The Adoptee Rights Podcast.
USCIS to Exempt Fees for Intercountry Adoptees Who Apply for Certificates of Citizenship
The exemption will save adoptees thousands of dollars and will remove the biggest barrier for many intercountry adoptees who seek to secure proof of US citizenship.
French Report on Intercountry Adoption
French historians released a report on France’s history and involvement in intercountry adoption, finding decades-long evidence of illicit practices, fraud, and child trafficking.
An Evening with Gretchen Sisson, Author of Relinquished
Join us on for an in-depth conversation with scholar, author, and advocate Gretchen Sisson, as we talk about her work and her new book Relinquished The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood.
Swiss Report on Intercountry Adoption: English Translation
Swiss researchers describe fraught and haphazard practices that over decades established a “fait accompli” approach to transnational adoption, which facilitated child trafficking, led to falsified birth records, and ultimately promoted adoptive parent desire for a child over the best interests and welfare of vulnerable children and their families.