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US Bill Offered to Encourage State Department to Open International Adoption to US Families

Bill introduced last week to encourage State Department to place greater emphasis on human rights of children over other variables which likely caused substantial drop in international adoptions since 2004.

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Republican Louisiana Legislator Authors Bill To Legalize Surrogacy

Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Stuart Bishop, authored a bill that’s about to be considered before the full senate to legalize surrogacy.

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Civil Union and Cohabiting Partners May Now Be Able to Adopt in Ireland if Legislation is Approved

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs of Ireland, James Reilly, announced the publication of the Adoption (Amendment) Bill of 2016.  The Bill eases rules for step-parent adoptions and creates eligibility for unmarried civil union and cohabiting partners to adopt.

 

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