- Early August brought 2 headlines, and any others like them, could have brought a negative impact on two very important adoption issues - open adoption and open adoption records. 3 girls ran away to meet up with birth mom while in another, unrelated story a teen adoptee killed her adoptive father. Can the media change how society views adoptees and adoption?
- The Government Accountability Office(GAO) conducted a survey between November 2006 and January 2007 on why African American children make up the majority in foster care numbers. Key contributing factors? Poverty, bias and difficulty in finding adoptive parents.
- New legislation was approved by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that allows adoptees the same benefits available to biological children upon the death of a parent. Before, adopted children were shut out from receiving benefits by 15 different pension codes.
2007 - A Year in Review
By Carrie Craft, About.com Guide
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