Mother, 62, gives birth to twin girls

A woman aged 62 has given birth to twins thanks to IVF – after being told she was too old to adopt.

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The twins, Merry and Jacqueline, were born prematurely

They are believed to be healthy

IT started with a trip meeting wealthy kids around the United States and Canada.

After a year there, Lars Olsen decided he wanted to experience “the opposite”.

He chose Nepal.

The decision to volunteer for five months in 2004 set him on the unexpected path to the 2008 Suncorp Young Queensland of the Year.

“I witnessed a lot of corruption while I was over there and I wanted to do something,” he said.

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Haitis Kinder sind in Gefahr: Nachdem die Erdbebenkatastrophe auch noch das dürftige Hab und Gut der Armen im ärmsten Land Lateinamerikas zerstört hat, geben Mütter und Väter reihenweise ihre Kinder an Fremde weg, freiwillig. Sie sind vollkommen verzweifelt. Dem SWR-Team ist es gelungen, mit einer versteckten Kamera eine junge Mutter, 28 Jahre, nach dem Warum zu fragen.

Not without my daughter

Radhika Raj / DNA

Sunday, April 11, 2010 4:55 IST

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Amidst rising reports of child trafficking in Manipur, the whereabouts of a minor girl taken away for adoption from a child adoption placement agency in Manipur remained untraceable.

In this connection, Police in Ukhrul have arrested the person who took away the girl. He was arrested yesterday afternoon, official report from the adoption agency said.

The Child Welfare Committee, Manipur is putting efforts to trace out the missing girl who was taken away by a couple hailing from Nambol of Bishnupur district.

Secretary of the Child Welfare Committee, Thoubal district branch, Mala Lisham said that the girl born on July 14, 2009 was taken away by a childless couple identified as Chingtham Nabakishore (57) and his wife Sorojini of Malom Tuliyaima under Nambol police station for adoption on October 18 with a complete formality from the adoption placement agency.

Five days after the child was taken away, a team of the adoption placement agency went to the house of the couple where they found the child under their care but when they again visited the house on March 27 last, the girl was not found in the custody of the couple.

Sisters’ adoptive Oklahoma family reflects

Sisters’ adoptive family reflects

BY ANN KELLEY

Published: April 11, 2010

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The Irish Times - Saturday, April 10, 2010

Russia puts Ireland on its blacklist for adoptions

Blacklisting reflects child welfare fears | 10/04/2010

JAMIE SMYTH, Social Affairs Correspondent

SEVERAL HUNDRED Irish couples attempting to adopt children in Russia could be blocked from completing the process following Moscow’s decision to put the Republic on a new “adoption blacklist”.

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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Russian Ministry of Education and Science releases new list of homestudy agencies with missing postplacement reports

If you have not submitted your postplacement report, please do so as it does have an effect on prospective adoptive parents.

On April 5, 2010, a new list was released. It may affect a pending adoption even if you are working with an agency with a Russian permit but your homestudy agency is listed.

If your Homestudy provider is listed below, it is possible your homestudy will not be accepted by the region, or by the judge at court time. You should speak to your placing agency for advice, and your homestudy agency to see if they are taking steps to provide the missing reports. You may need to locate another homestudy agency to complete your adoption process.

Divisions arise over push for adoptions from Haiti

By DAVID CRARY (AP) – 1 hour ago

NEW YORK — Logistical challenges and potentially bitter disputes lie ahead as passionate advocates of adoption press for changes that might enable thousands of Haitian children affected by the earthquake to be placed in U.S. homes.

The obstacles are daunting, starting with a need to register Haiti's dislocated children. If done right, this would enable authorities to distinguish between children who might be good candidates for adoption and those with surviving relatives who could care for them.

There also will be efforts to overhaul Haiti's troubled child protection system, update its adoption laws and boost support for family reunification programs in Haiti.