Adoptive mother sentenced for abuse (Richmond Register)
A Danville woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to abusing three Madison County children.Patricia Ann Harris, 55, was sentenced Tuesday in Boyle County Circuit Court for abusing the three children of Richmond resident Mary Sue Johnson.Harris pleaded guilty in September to second-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse and three counts of first-degree criminal ...
Adoption ban targets gay couples, critics say (Los Angeles Times)
A new Arkansas law that bars unmarried adults from adopting or fostering children puts the spotlight on same-sex parenting. Anne Shelley and Robin Ross are unwinding after a jam-packed day of ferrying 4-year-old daughter Eva Mae from preschool to ice skating lessons to speech therapy.
Metro Detroiters reach out to boys at Christ Child (Detroit Free Press)
Despite a battered economy, Free Press and freep.com readers have opened their wallets to the boys at Christ Child House. A few have even begun carving out places in hearts and homes.
Decision to adopt children spans generations (Rapid City Journal)
Lauren Kjerstad is surrounded by loved ones who understand that "family" is more than just those who are born to us or married to us. If she ever has questions about the meaning and importance of family ties, she will have kin to turn to who will understand. For Lauren, adoption is a part of her life that she shares with her mother, her uncle and her brother: All four were adopted into a family ...
Next skirmish in culture war: Gay parenting (Chicago Tribune)
Arkansas adoption ban passes despite shortage of homes for needy children Arkansas voters approved a ban on adoption for couples "cohabitating outside of a valid marriage." The measure, which targets same-sex couples, passes despite a shortage of homes for needy children. The Tribune's Bonnie Miller Rubin reports.
