Now 3, she lives with a U.S. Marine and his wife, but her Afghan family claims she was taken under false pretenses. A court may soon decide.
Tag: Adoptions
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The Stolen Babies of Spain
Under Francisco Franco’s rule, thousands of newborns were secretly taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. Now they are beginning to uncover their own histories.
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Is a Fetus a Person? An Anti-Abortion Strategy Says Yes.
Fetal personhood, which confers legal rights from conception, is an effort to push beyond abortion bans and classify the procedure as murder. In Georgia, it also means a $3,000 tax credit.
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Post-Roe, Conservatives Promote Way to Give Up Newborns Anonymously
After Roe, groups are seeking to expand safe haven laws, which allow women to surrender babies with minimal interference. But these laws pose their own problems.
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For Korean Adoptee Chefs, Food as Identity Is Complicated
Koreans raised by American families are exploring a heritage they didn’t grow up with through restaurant cooking — and finding both fulfillment and criticism.