Families bringing Chinese children to Abilene (Abilene Reporter-News)
It's easy to believe that many people have China on their minds after the Beijing Olympics, but no more so than two Abilene families.
Adopting Ethiopian Orphans May Not be the Best Solution (New America Media)
Americans are adopting fewer orphans overseas except in one country: Ethiopia. But social workers there are saying adoption is not the best solution to Ethiopia's problems.
Riding white-knuckle adoption roller coaster (Tucson Citizen)
Tucsonans Tom and Liliana Stevens dreamed of opening their hearts and home to an orphan from an impoverished country. They didn't realize that dream would become a nightmare.
With too few infants, adoptive couples go to great lengths (The Virginian-Pilot)
There aren't enough babies to go around. April and Brian Christensen are desperate. Unable to conceive a child of their own, the Portsmouth couple has been trying to adopt, and the shortage has driven them to new tactics. For months, the Christensens have run classified ads in the newspaper askin ...
FW adoption agency sends volunteers to Guatemala (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
FORT WORTH - A Fort Worth adoption agency took a team of volunteers to Guatemala in the midst of an adoption freeze that has North Texas parents awaiting the chance to unite with their adopted children.