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		<title>Iowa City Adoption</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Does anyone know a way to find information on birth parents without paying a fee?

I live in Iowa and was adopted in 1966 at the age of three months from Lutheran Social Services out of Iowa City.  At that time most women planning to give their children up for adoption went there so she [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/iowa-city-adoption/">Iowa City Adoption</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Haiti Adoptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can my family and I adopt a child from Haiti? How long should it take?

My family is very interested in adopting a child from Haiti. I realize the adoption process may be a long one but I also hear that because of the tragedy in Haiti the process has been sped up! Does anyone [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/haiti-adoptions/">Haiti Adoptions</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Christian Adoption Domestic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Adoption through bethany.org?

Would anyone reccomend Bethany Christian Services for domestic infant adoption?  If so, why? And if not, why?  Thanks so much!
That saddens me:(  I wonder how the parents who adopt feel about adopting from Bethany or if they have seen this?


Bethany is a huge supporter of the NCFA, which lobbies for [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/christian-adoption-domestic/">Christian Adoption Domestic</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Christian Adoption Agencies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 21:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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How do I keep a girl who&#8217;s pregnant from giving up MY baby to a homosexual couple?

I didn&#8217;t wear a condom one time that I had a lapse in judgement and hooked up with another college student. Unfortunately she became pregnant. While I am against abortion because it&#8217;s against Christ&#8217;s teachings (even though she&#8217;s not [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/christian-adoption-agencies/">Christian Adoption Agencies</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Children Adoptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Should mothers who give their children up for adoption be allowed to keep their identity secret?

Should mothers who give their children up for adoption be allowed to keep their identity secret from the child?


No.  And here&#8217;s why.
First of all, first mothers have never and will never be &#8216;promised&#8217; or &#8216;guaranteed&#8217; secrecy from the child [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/children-adoptions/">Children Adoptions</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Open Adoption Statistics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are there ANY statistics showing the rate of adoptions?

that are closed by
1 Adoptive parents
2 first parents
3 a third party
AFTER previously being an open adoption?
I keep seeing people post that &#8220;in most cases&#8221; the aparents close, a previously promised open adoption.
How true is this? And how often is an open adoption, closed but parties other than [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/open-adoption-statistics/">Open Adoption Statistics</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Commonwealth Adoption International</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone familiar with Commonwealth Adoptions International, Inc.?

I would like to know how is this agent doing in &#8220;Taiwan Adoption Program&#8221; and how is the nursery facility in Taiwan.
Please respond to me off list, Thanks


I adopted from Taiwan.  Here is a good group for researching agencies.  Here is the link.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoption_Agency_Research/
As far as the [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/commonwealth-adoption-international/">Commonwealth Adoption International</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Open Adoptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[qualifying for domestic adoption in japan/open internat&#8217;l adoptions?

A friend and I can&#8217;t agree on this and can&#8217;t find the answers to these questions:
If you and your spouse are American and you move to Japan, how long do you have to live there to qualify for domestic adoption (meaning, from Japan)?
And if you *can* qualify after [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/open-adoptions/">Open Adoptions</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Adoption Overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Overseas adoption?

My husband&#8217;s sister and her husband have been waiting to adopt a baby in China. Their paperwork has been processed and sent to China more than a year ago. It seems as though they will never get their baby. Is it normal to take this long???    
(I know of another couple [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/adoption-overseas/">Adoption Overseas</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Children Adoption Agencies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[why would a Christian adoption agency buy children in a foreign country and sell them? seems a bit sinful to m?

do you think god will forgive the CWO for buying and selling children like cattle?
michael the trial is on the news just turn on your own tv
no this is on top of the haiti incident [...]<p><a href="http://www.ruimborges.com/children-adoption-agencies/">Children Adoption Agencies</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.ruimborges.com">Adoption Blog</a></p>
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