the father of Rubina Ali is said to be interested in selling her to highest bidder according to published online reports. The story claims that the father is asking for as much as $300,000 for the little girl.
Tags: Adoption, childhood poverty, poverty in India, Rubina Ali, Slumdog Millionaire
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met in Atlanta on Wednesday, Feb 25. The committee makes recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among the latest recommendations: the Hepatitis-A vaccine for people who come in contact with international adoptees.
Dr. Cindy Weinbaum, a medical epidemiologist with the CDC, said the recommendations cover adoptions from [...]
Tags: Adoption, CDC, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Hepatitis, international, jaundice, Russia, vaccination, vaccine
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Please see the follow up to this story: Britain’s Youngest Dad isn’t really the Dad
A 13-year old boy cuddled a tiny baby girl in Sussex, England yesterday. No, he is not Big Brother. He’s Daddy.
Alfie Patten is like any 13 year old boy says his own dad, Dennis. He likes his Playstation and his sports [...]
Tags: 13 year old father, Adoption, Alfie Patten, britain, Chantelle Steadman, dad, sex education
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That’s what officials told a hopeful father in the UK. Damien and Charlotte Hall have been married for 11 years, and after trying unsuccessfully to have a baby of their own, decided to try to adopt a child.
But officials in the city of Leeds in northern England told Damien that he would have to lose [...]
Tags: Adoption, Leeds, obese, obesity, overweight
Posted in: Adoption
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