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Adoption
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Family Law Prof Blog
Cohen & Chen: “Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption: Does Subsidizing in Vitro Fertilization Decrease Adoption Rates and Should it Matter?”
By Family Law
Glenn Cohen (Harvard Law School) and Daniel Chen (Duke University School of Law) have posted "Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption: Does Subsidizing in Vitro Fertilization Decrease Adoption Rates and Should…
The Faculty Lounge
Cohen and Chen on Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption
Glenn Cohen (Harvard) and my new colleague Daniel Chen (Duke – Welcome Daniel!) have posted Trading-Off Reproductive Technology and Adoption: Does Subsidizing in Vitro Fertilization Decrease Adoption Rates and Should…
Family Law Prof Blog
The Effect of New Studies on Gay Adoption Bans
By Family Law
From the New York Times blog on parenting, a call to end gay adoption bans:Data drives policy. Or, at least, it should. In recent months there have been several studies…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Marriage Equality in Mexico is Still A Topic of Debate
Los Angeles Times: Mexico City's gay marriage law still igniting debate, By Tracy Wilkinson: A Catholic cardinal accuses the nation's Supreme Court, which this month reaffirmed the law, of being on the take. Reporting…
International Law Prof Blog
US State Department Suspends Certain Adoptions from Nepal
Effective immediately, the U.S. government is suspending new adoption petitions and related visa issuances for children from Nepal who allegedly were abandoned by their parents. After investigation, the State Department has…
Family Law Prof Blog
Bio Dad Contests Adoption After an 18-Month Placement
By Family Law
The ongoing story of a child placed in a potential adoptive home for 18 months when her biological father took steps to contest the adoption:A Southern California woman faces the…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Coalition Aims to Encourage Abortion Clinics to Convey Information About Adoption
NY Times: Campaigning for Adoption as Common Ground in Abortion Debate, by Susan Dominus:What if groups that demanded reproductive choices for women actually offered them? Mark these words: Adoption Access…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Melissa Jacoby on Assisted Reproduction and Consumer Lenders
Melissa B. Jacoby (UNC School of Law) has posted Credit for Motherhood on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Prepared for a symposium on Globalization, Families and the State, this essay…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
More Mothers Seek Alternatives Sources for Breast Milk
Newsweek Magazine: Others’ Milk, by Maria Dolan:Mothers are increasingly turning to alternative sources to find breast milk. After San Diego mother Sarah McNeill researched the health properties of breast milk,…
South Carolina Adoption Law Blog
Steps to Adoption Through Department of Social Services
Steps to become an adoptive parent Contact one of the Department of Social Services' regional offices to inquiry and receive application. Application completed and returned to the regional office which…