Boc i-a acordat baroanei Emma Nicholson func?ia de înalt reprezentant pentru protec?ia copilului

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Premierul Emil Boc i-a acordat baroanei Emma Nicholson func?ia onorific? de înalt reprezentant pentru protec?ia ?i îngrijirea copilului, potrivit unei decizii publicate mar?i în Monitorul Oficial.

Israeli patient: We'll sue Romania for damages

Israeli woman accuses Romanian police of brutal treatment during raid on Bucharest fertility clinic, says investigators stole money, valuables from Israeli detainees before releasing them. Israeli consul general: We're handling case. Romanian doctors' association slam Israeli colleagues, saying they are comparable to doctors at Auschwitz
Daniel EdelsonPublished: 07.21.09, 13:30 / Israel News

Yarden (not her real name) was being treated at the Sabyc fertility clinic in Bucharest when the Romanian police raided the place, arrested the Israeli doctors who run it and held dozens of doctors and patients for questioning.
 
In a conversation with Ynet Tuesday, Yarden, 44, said that not only were she and the other patients humiliated by the local police, but money and valuables were also stolen from them at the police station. They now plan to sue Romania for damages.
 
According to Yarden, "They opened up bags and took everything that was inside, whether money or mobile phones. Some people lost 4,000-5,000 euro." She said that she wrote to the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Consulate General in Romania, asking for help with getting the money back, but hasn't heard from anyone.

 
Yarden also complained about what she described as the Romanian police's "brutal treatment," that included "beating, shoving, cursing and threats." Police investigators, she said, made her and the other Israelis sign forms in Romanian without the presence of a lawyer.
 
"We demanded to call the consulate, but they refused. They said people who refuse to sign the forms will have to stay here for two weeks," she recounted.
 
Israeli Consul General in Romania Lily Ben Harush told Ynet she intends to meet with all those who were arrested and look into the allegations. "We will talk to the local authorities and try and establish what happened with the money and phones… if it turns out that illegal acts took place, we will act
accordingly," she promised.
 
Yarden also accused the health authorities in Israel of getting the patients involved in the affair. "We went there because the State sent us and because there aren't enough eggs in Israel. We didn't know we were doing something illegal," she stated.
 
Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said Tuesday Israeli health services will be investigated for any involvement in the Romanian egg trafficking affair.
 
However, Litzman stressed that his office has full faith in Israel's sick funds.
 
'Comparable to Auschwitz'
Meanwhile, the Romanian doctors' association is accusing the Israeli doctors involved in the human egg trafficking affair of endangering dozens of Romanian women in order to harvest and sell their eggs, according to a report Tuesday in the Romanian daily newspaper Evenimentul Zilei.
 
Head of the doctors' association, Colegiul Medicilor, Dr. Vasile Astarastoae made grave accusations against his Israeli colleagues and those running the Sabyc clinic where the allegedly illegal embryo implantations took place.
 
"The doctors from this clinic are comparable to doctors from Auschwitz," said Astarastoae. "They used misfortunate people, sold their organs for money, and showed complete contempt for humanity. Why didn't they have the courage to do this in Israel?"
 
The newspaper reported that investigators claim the clinic's doctors swindled their clients, most of whom are Israeli and German. According to them, the clients sought "blond intelligent" twins, and instead were implanted with eggs taken from poor young girls, most of then Gypsies, in exchange for money.
 
Women also to be indicted
Head of the National Agency for Transplants Dr. Victor Zota said to the newspaper that he authorized the clinic, mentioning that the go ahead for performing implantations was issued only last week. 

According to him, he was unaware of any illegal activities taking place at the Sabyc clinic. "Nothing aroused suspicion that they were harvesting eggs and paying for them. I believe that 15 to 20 women were gathered in the middle of the night, when they performed the procedures. They apparently called families from abroad for fertility treatments. It was a real industry," he said.
 
Legal authorities in Romania claim they have been investigating the case for about three months following a complaint issued by a young couple. Police investigators said to the newspaper, "Three Romanian doctors are being implicated in the affair, and hundreds of women will also be indicted for selling their own eggs."
 
Attila Somfalvi and Meital Yasur-Beit Or contributed to the report
 
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3749895,00.html

published in issue 4475 page 6 at 2009-07-20

Alessandra Mussolini: ‘When a child enters Italy, he is like ours’

After last week’s scandal caused by the two Romanian children adopted by Italians, the chairwoman of the Italian Parliament’s Commission for the rights of the child, comes with fresh controversial statements.

According to Mediafax, Alessandra Mussolini declared in Bucharest, last Friday, that whenever a Romanian child enters Italy without family, he may be adopted, even though Romanian legislation forbids international adoptions. Italian legislation allows international adoptions, so it also encompasses Romanian minor citizens, she added.

Alessandra Mussolini also said Romania should have courts for children, even though their creation would imply big costs.

UPDATE Traffic with ovules at Sabyc clinic in Bucharest. Three persons have been detained. Israeli Foreign Affairs minister tries to have them released

de Ella Moroiu, transl/adapt. C.B. HotNews.ro

Luni, 20 iulie 2009, 11:40 English | Bucharest

UPDATE 2 Bucharest Tribunal issued three preventive arrest mandates in the case of ovules traffic. Sabyc clinic owner Harry Mironescu, his son Yair Miron, medical resident, and Cecilia Borzea - responsible for the relationship with the clients - are the tree to momentarily face jail.

Tens of persons are currently heard by the DIICOT prosecutors in a case regarding traffic with ovules. Sabyc clinic doctors, employees and clients have been called by the Investigation Directorate for Organised Crime and Terrorism Offences (Direc?ia de Investigare a Infrac?iunilor de Criminalitate Organizat? ?i Terorism) to explain their actions. It's been ten years now since the clinic fertilises in vitro, without the authorisation of the National Agency for Transplant. Three persons have been detained and 30 more are currently investigated.

ADOPTION AGENCY COLLAPSE: Affected families meet in London, join forces to battle to complete international adoptions

Parents ready to fight

Patrick Maloney

The London Free Press

July 20, 2009

Ties that bind: Families who adopted children from Russia gather together in Dover

By LESLIE MODICA

lmodica@fosters.com

lmodica@fosters.com

Monday, July 20, 2009

Founder of orphanage in Ghana denies wrongdoing Updated Mon. Jul. 20 2009 10:56 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff The founder of a Ghanaian orphanage that had ties to a Canadian adoption agency that went bankrupt last week, is denying allegations of child trafficking. Reports have emerged that the orphanage was recently shut down by Ghanaian authorities. The orphanage is run by Hands of Mercy Christian Outreach International, a non-profit group based in Fort Erie, Ont. Stephen Adongo, Ghana's acting director of social work said there were concerns that children who weren't orphans were being taken away from their parents and placed in the orphanage so they could be adopted internationally. Deborah MacQuarrie, an evangelical Christian minister who runs Hands of Mercy with her husband, Max, says the allegations were false and the orphanage was never shut down. "We have been totally cleared of allegations of child trafficking," MacQuarrie told Canada AM's Seamus O'Regan Monday. "We were investigated as part of a child care reform program going on in Ghana. We were just one of the [orphanages] being investigated. We've been totally cleared of that and we'll be getting that documentation." MacQuarrie insisted that no children were taken away from their parents. She said some children were handed over to the orphanage by their parents or guardians after they signed documents of child relinquishment. She says all the guardians were fully informed in their native language of what their signatures meant. "So all those accusations are not accurate at all," MacQuarrie said. She said while Kids Link, which operated under the name "Imagine," declared bankruptcy on July 13, the children in her orphanages are still being cared for and can still be adopted. "The lawyer we have is willing to speak with all of the parents who are adopting and they can work with him," she said. Dozens of families who had been clients of Imagine had reached the point where they were matched with a child while they awaited the adoptions to be cleared, including some at MacQuarrie's orphanage. Those adoptions are now in limbo while bankruptcy trustees and government officials try to sort out the situation. MacQuarrie offered this advice to parents waiting to bring the children home to Canada. "They need to be told to just hang on. Contact the lawyer, work hard, stick together, pray for your child, talk to your child on the phone, and know that they are okay. We are doing everything we can to protect those children," she said. "We want to see those kids here. My daughter is adopting one of them too. I have a granddaughter waiting over there to come home." Here in Canada, dozens of hopeful adoptive parents held meetings across Ontario Sunday to discuss their next step after being left financially stranded and childless. Ingrid Phaneuf, a 42-year-old Toronto resident, who organized one of the meetings held at a Toronto condo, told Canada AM that they were pleased that Pat Convery, the executive director of the Adoption Council of Ontario, attended their meeting. "It was very helpful. There was much discussion about how we can solve this problem moving forward," Phaneuf said. She wants government officials to help their adoption applications through the system and said ministry officials told them "all the options are on the table." "What we're hoping that means is that the ministry will allow the agency to continue to operate under supervision until all the files are processed." Ellen and Robert Brenneman, a Toronto couple who attended the meeting, said they decided to adopt after trying unsuccessfully for years to have kids. They have already paid Kids Link $15,000. "That's the least of our worries," Ellen Brenneman said about the money. "As long as we have that baby in our arms, that's all we care about."

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

News Calgary & Alberta

Province takes up adoption fight

By KATIE SCHNEIDER, SUN MEDIA

Last Updated: 18th July 2009, 5:47pm

Christian doctor clashes with adoption authorities

Published Date: 19 July 2009

A Northamptonshire paediatrician is to be removed from an adoption panel after asking to be excused from voting on cases involving same-sex couples because of her Christian beliefs.

Dr Sheila Matthews is now seeking legal advice after being told that she cannot continue to act as a medical advisor to the county's adoption service.

The community paediatrician, based in Kettering, has 18 years of experience working with parentsADVERTISEMENT

As agency goes bust, families organize to try to get kids to Canada

Jul 19, 2009 04:30 AM

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