Bill 113, An Act to amend the Civil Code and other legislative provisions as regards adoption and the disclosure of information (2017, Chapter 12), was adopted and received assent on June 16, 2017. The amendments to the confidentiality rules regarding the identity of adopted persons and their parents of origin came into effect on June 16, 2018. For more information, visit the section Legislative amendments.

The information on this page does not replace that of the official legislation.

See also

International law

Background of international adoption

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MANILA, Philippines — The alarming prevalence of “baby-for-sale” cases should prompt a

comprehensive review of the adoption process and anti-trafficking laws in the Philippines, detained

Sen. Leila de Lima said Wednesday.

“Assessments from experts point out that one of the problem areas that exacerbate the baby-for-sale

trade is the adoption system in the Philippines,” De Lima, chairperson of the Senate Committee on

For over 15 years we’re working with the International Social Service, we started as a collaborator and then we went to being a correspondent for Romania.

Through the programs developed with the International Social Service we primarily try to help the unaccompanied minors found in various Western European countries and beyond.

We try to bring them home, when possible, mediate a reconciliation with his family and to offer alternatives to study or work here in Romania. It seems simple, but actually is really not in reality. It’s very much work. Only until now we had hundreds of cases of children who reached adulthood returned to Romania that once here felt like strangers in their own country.

Also through SSI we managed to successfully answer to children who reached adulthood now looking for their Romanian parents who have given them for international adoption decades ago.

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The suffering of distance mothers and adopted children must teach us the danger of normative pressure in the event of unintended pregnancy, says Astrid Werdmuller of Fiom.

Astrid Werdmuller December 4, 2019, 11:32

Hans Nijhuis asks (Opinion, November 23): "Can a bridge be built between abortion and adoption? Abortion less often, having children born and having them adopted by partners who would love to have their own child. "

In 2007 such a sound came in the news, then from politics. The government felt that women should be more often made aware of the possibility of adoption instead of abortion. Both proposals testify to little knowledge about unintended pregnancy and about distance for adoption.

The suffering of distance mothers and adopted children must teach us the danger of normative pressure in the event of unintended pregnancy, says Astrid Werdmuller of Fiom.

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From: Nigel Cantwell

Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 7:28 PM

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Asha (name changed), is a slight thin woman, who a few would mistake for being 23-year-old. A

brisk affair with a family friend, however, prompted Asha to give birth to a healthy baby girl in midNovember. The new mother is now embroiled in a police investigation aer her child was sold to a

couple for Rs 30,000.

Sources said Asha’s mother, Sudha (named changed) objected to the child being born because it

had been conceived out of wedlock. This unyielding point of view allegedly prompted Sudha to

Fiom informs Minister Dekker about the importance of information and guidance before and after adoption

Justice and Security Minister Sander Dekker paid a working visit to Fiom on 2 December. The minister and policy staff were received by Ellen Giepmans (director-director of Fiom) and Sandra de Vries (manager Relationship affairs program at Fiom) with Bossche Bollen of which 1 in 5 had a pink filling. This referred to the launch of our campaign that 1 in 5 women inadvertently becomes pregnant.

In addition, we have provided an explanation of the importance of information and guidance before and after adoption, as well as surrogacy and donor conception. We look back on a good conversation in which we once again experience that we can be proud of the work that we do.

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Op 2 december is minister Sander Dekker van Justitie en Veiligheid op werkbezoek geweest bij Fiom. De minister en de beleidsmedewerkers zijn ontvangen door Ellen Giepmans (directeur-bestuurder van Fiom) en Sandra de Vries (manager programma Verwantschapsvragen bij Fiom) met Bossche Bollen waarvan 1 op de 5 een roze vulling had. Dit verwees naar de lancering van onze campagne dat 1 op de 5 vrouwen onbedoeld zwanger wordt.

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