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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.
Adoption in the Computer Age http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~progman/adoption/: Discussion about how the Computer Age (or the Third Age) is revolutionizing adoption and searches. Includes information about SSDI, open records bills, the Uniform Adoption Act, search methods, recent developments, and Internet resources.
Hope4Kidz http://www.hope4kidz.org: Advocating, with pre-adoptive families, for the rights of children in state foster care.
Open Records Debate http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/aa113098.htm: An examination of the issue from About.com.
A Westernized Adoptee http://members.tripod.com/jenniferk/adoption.html: Discussion forum to discuss the ramifications of the westernization of adoptees, both culturally and ethnically.
Adoptees and Birthparents for Open Records Nationwide http://members.tripod.com/ABORN.Webring/Aborn/: A group of adoptees and birthparents trying to get birth records open for all adult adoptees.
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.
Coalition for Open Adoption Records (Ontario) http://geocities.com/coarontario/: Includes news, Bill 108 and a petition.
Abolish Adoption http://www.abolishadoption.com/: Criticizes adoption as practiced in the United States as unconstitutional. Includes petition and position articles.
Americans for Open Records http://www.abolishadoption.com/amfor.html: Advocates the rights of birthfamilies and provides reunion resources; says adoption is slavery.
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.
Birthmothers Exploited By Adoption http://www.exiledmothers.com/: Presenting information about the adverse effects of adoption from mothers who feel they lost their babies through coerced or forced surrender. Includes personal stories and resources.
OriginsUSA http://www.originsusa.org/: Focuses on past practices for obtaining children for adoption and the harm they caused some birthmothers. Includes aims and objectives, questionnaire, and list of state contacts.
Adoptees' Caucus for Truth http://home.socal.rr.com/huntingtonbeach/ACT.html: Resource for individuals who support the adoptees' right to their original birth certificates. Includes a petition and links to related content.
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.
Ethica http://www.ethicanet.org/: Seeks to be an impartial voice for ethical adoption practices worldwide, and provides education, assistance and advocacy to the adoption community.
Birthmothers Unite http://www.birthmothersunite.com/: A place for birth mothers to unite, share thoughts and feelings, and receive healing on post-adoption grief issues.
Adoptee Problems http://members.aol.com/adopteeproblems/adoption/adoption.html: Information about problems, like rejection, after finding natural parents and discussion of problems associated with being adopted.
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.
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.
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.
Center For Family Connections http://www.kinnect.org/: Offers training, education, consultation, advocacy, and clinical treatment to families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship, and guardianship.
National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption http://www.nrcadoption.org/: Provides training, consultation, and informational materials for professionals, organizations, and parents regarding special needs adoptions.
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).
Origins Canada http://www.originscanada.org/: Supporting people separated by adoption and asking for an inquiry into alleged illegal and exploitive adoption practices.
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.
Adoption Clubhouse http://www.adoptionclubhouse.org/: A resource for adopted children and their parents. Contains sections such as "Speak Out," which features writings from children about adoption, as well as sections on famous people, homework help, clubhouse library, fun stuff, and adoption talk.
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.
The Search Institute Report - Growing Up Adopted http://www.search-institute.org/archives/gua.htm: "New Study Identifies Strengths Of Adoptive Families."
National Resource Center for Youth Development http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/: Helps States and Tribes achieve the goals of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, implement the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, and assist with the Child and Family Review Process.
Adoption / Foster Care http://adoption.about.com/od/lawsandlegalresources/: About.com presents a survey of adoption topics and legal issues.
Families Without Borders http://www.geocities.com/familieswithoutborders/: Focuses on issues associated with inter-country adoptions from Guatemala and concerns with UNICEF policies.
New Directions in Adoption - Stop Tearing Family Apart http://www.adoption-articles.com: Argues many current adoption practices are unethical. Articles, policy positions, and links.
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]
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]
Anti-Adoption http://groups.msn.com/anti-adoption: This community is a public forum for members to discuss reasons to end the practice of adopting human beings.
Healing Families Dismembered By Adoption http://www.adoptingback.com: Reunion, relationships, and natural parents adopting-back the children they had lost to infant-adoption.

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