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Abolish Adoption 
Criticizes adoption as practiced in the United States as unconstitutional. Includes petition and position articles.
http://www.abolishadoption.com/
Adoptee's Right to Know 
Promoting the right of adoptees to learn about their birthfamilies. Search, legal, and activist resources.
http://www.plumsite.com/shea/
Adoption / Foster Care 
About.com presents a survey of adoption topics and legal issues.
http://adoption.about.com/od/lawsandlegalresources/
Adoption Clubhouse 
A resource for adopted children and their parents. Contains sections such as "Speak Out," which features writings from children about adoption, as well as sections on famous people, homework help, clubhouse library, fun stuff, and adoption talk
http://www.adoptionclubhouse.org/
Adoption Fraud 
Court unseals adoption records in Florida due to fraudulent black market baby broker activity. Includes Associated Press coverage.
http://www.adoption-fraud.com
Adoption in the Computer Age 
Discussion about how the Computer Age (or the Third Age) is revolutionizing adoption and searches. Includes information about SSDI, open records bills, the Uniform Adoption Act, search methods, recent developments, and Internet resources.
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~progman/adoption/
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys 
Promotes reform of adoption laws and helps disseminate information on ethical adoption practices. Member directory, media contacts, and news.
http://www.adoptionattorneys.org/
American Adoption Congress 
International network of individuals and organizations committed to adoption reform. Includes a profile, news, list of board members, legislation information, and membership details.
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/
Americans for Open Records 
Advocates the rights of birthfamilies and provides reunion resources; says adoption is slavery.
http://www.abolishadoption.com/amfor.html
Bastard Nation 
Focused on equal access for adoptees to their original birth certificates, adoptee dignity, combating negative stereotypes of adoptees, and providing a forum for the wide spectrum of adult adoptee experiences.
http://www.bastards.org
Birthmothers Exploited By Adoption 
Presenting information about the adverse effects of adoption from mothers who feel they lost their babies through coerced or forced surrender. Includes personal stories and resources.
http://www.exiledmothers.com/
Birthmothers Unite 
A place for birth mothers to unite, share thoughts and feelings, and receive healing on post-adoption grief issues.
http://www.birthmothersunite.com/
Center For Family Connections 
Offers training, education, consultation, advocacy, and clinical treatment to families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship, and guardianship.
http://www.kinnect.org/
Domenici and Lincoln Introduce ICPC Bill 
Legislation (S. 2779) to improve the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) was introduced by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR).
http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/monitoronline-issue.asp?ISSUEID=4#DOMENICI
Ethica 
Seeks to be an impartial voice for ethical adoption practices worldwide, and provides education, assistance and advocacy to the adoption community.
http://www.ethicanet.org/
Hope4Kidz 
Advocating, with pre-adoptive families, for the rights of children in state foster care.
http://www.hope4kidz.org
International Adoption Medical Clinics 
Contact information for several medical clinics that specialize in helping internationally adopted children with ailments that are uncommon or not easily diagnosed or treated.
http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/health-clinics.htm
NPR : Scams Plague Efforts to Adopt Beyond Borders 
Michael Montgomery of American RadioWorks reports on problems with adoptions of children from the former Soviet Union. [17:10 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5134186
National Adoption Day 
A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families.
http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/
National Resource Center for Youth Development 
Helps States and Tribes achieve the goals of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, implement the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, and assist with the Child and Family Review Process.
http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/
Open Records Debate 
An examination of the issue from About.com.
http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/aa113098.htm
Origins Canada 
Supporting people separated by adoption and asking for an inquiry into alleged illegal and exploitive adoption practices.
http://www.originscanada.org/
OriginsUSA 
Focuses on past practices for obtaining children for adoption and the harm they caused some birthmothers. Includes aims and objectives, questionnaire, and list of state contacts.
http://www.originsusa.org/
The ALMA Society 
Advocates for the right of adopted persons to know the truth of their origin. Offers an adoption reunion registry.
http://www.almasociety.org/
The Adoption History Project 
A digital public history resource, profiling people, organizations, topics, and studies that shaped modern American adoption theory and practice.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/
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