Rebirthing therapy banned after girl died in 70 minute struggle

Deborah Josefson

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Rebirthing therapy, a controversial treatment for reactive detachment disorder, has been banned in the US state of Colorado one year after it resulted in the death of a 10 year old girl.

The decision follows a succession of problematic cases that have cast serious doubt on the integrity of international adoption procedures and on the ability of authorities to verify children’s backgrounds with certainty.

On April 27, Flemish Welfare Minister Caroline Gennez announced: “It is time to close this chapter.” The move reflects broad political consensus in Flanders after years in which disputed adoption cases repeatedly made headlines.

International adoption by Flemish families has already fallen sharply, from 244 cases in 2009 to just 29 in 2022.

In 2021, Flemish authorities began reassessing co-operation with countries of origin to determine whether all legal and ethical safeguards were being properly respected.

By the end of 2023, most international adoption procedures had been suspended, including those involving countries such as Gambia, Haiti, Morocco and Vietnam.

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On the first day of the special session, following the Federal Council's lead, the National Council is expected to also denounce the persecution of Yenish and Sinti people in Switzerland as a crime against humanity. This is the recommendation of the National Council's Legal Affairs Committee. Willi Wottreng of the Radgenossenschaft der Landstrasse (Road Cooperative) demands that these well-intentioned words now be followed by action.

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Introduction

In Gur Kaur Minor & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr.1 (2026), the Delhi High Court addressed a critical gap at the intersection of domestic adoption law and intercountry relocation procedures. The case raised important questions regarding the obligations of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) in facilitating the relocation of children adopted under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956. At its core, the judgment clarifies whether regulatory authorities can deny or dilute procedural safeguards by invoking jurisdictional limitations, particularly when India’s commitments under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption are engaged. The ruling ultimately reinforces a purposive interpretation of adoption regulations, anchored in the paramount consideration of child welfare.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• Factual Background
• Core Legal Issue
• Judicial Reasoning
• Key Findings
• Directions Issued
• Conclusion

Factual Background

Mark Wall

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– The camera is the first thing that comes out and sees things. I feel like I see things through the camera.

Things are important to Anders. They have been defining for where he is now. In life. In South Korea.

What Anders had when he arrived in Norway was a change of clothes, a baby bottle, a pair of small Korean rubber shoes and some documents in a small blue travel bag.

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Preston Davey was just 13 months old when he died

A 13-month-old baby allegedly lay dying after being sexually assaulted while the teacher who was in the process of adopting him filmed his final moments, a court was told.