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Little girl lost, little girl found: I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle.; By Ann Hood May 10, 2008
The baby I turned away: I was desperate to adopt a girl from India -- until I discovered she might have developmental problems. Will I ever stop thinking about the child I rejected?; By Jessica Berger Gross Jan 3, 2008
Adoption and abortion: Apples and blue: Increasing the former does not decrease the latter, contrary to "middle ground" belief.; Lynn Harris Oct 31, 2007
Ellen, the dog bullies and me: I know how Ellen DeGeneres feels: My adventures with private dog shelters convinced me that years of rescuing animals sometimes turns people into self-righteous tyrants.; By Heather Havrilesky Oct 19, 2007
Big momma's house: Should obesity prevent prospective parents from adopting?; Thomas Rogers Jun 28, 2007
My husband has Chinese ancestry but his son wants to keep it secret: My stepson's daughter, you see, is not biologically related to my husband and, well, it's complicated ...; By Cary Tennis May 11, 2007
An adoptee, exposed: Years after reuniting with my own birth mother, reading A.M. Homes' new memoir of adoption was like finding the journal I never kept.; By Emma Pearse Apr 12, 2007
Lesbian fights gay adoption: Gay rights advances threatened by nasty custody battle.; Tracy Clark-Flory Mar 26, 2007
"The Jolie Doctrine": Coming soon to a third world country near you.; By David Puner Mar 2, 2007
Should I become an egg donor -- to pay off my loans?: I'm troubled by the ethical implications of taking money for my ova.; By Cary Tennis Jan 25, 2007
No adoption for you: New Chinese regulations block overweight, disabled and frequently divorced prospective parents from adopting.; Carol Lloyd Dec 21, 2006
The Madonna adoption circus: Human rights organizations will help decide whether the Material Girl can adopt a Malawian boy.; Carol Lloyd Nov 30, 2006
A mother's love: My adopted son, already the father of three, faces a future of dead-end jobs and near poverty. What do I owe him and my unexpected, fragile grandchildren?; By Sallie Tisdale Nov 29, 2006
Don't justify my love: Madonna will soon find out it's tough enough to be an adoptive parent without being accused of "baby buying."; By Mary Kane Oct 25, 2006
A motherless child ...: Let's just dive right into the Madonna Malawian adoption scandal, shall we?; Pamela Merritt Oct 18, 2006
What else we're reading: Madonna in Malawi, the war on children, cat poop affects babies' sex and more!; Carol Lloyd Oct 12, 2006
What is La Leche League smoking?: The breast-feeding advocates have allied themselves with a virulently antigay writer.; Carol Lloyd Oct 12, 2006
The whole world in her home: Journalist Melissa Fay Greene talks about the enormity of the African AIDS crisis and why, as the mother of five, she decided to adopt four Ethiopian orphans.; By Curtis Sittenfeld Sep 12, 2006
The children they gave away: In the decades between World War II and Roe v. Wade, 1.5 million young women were secretly sent to homes for unwed mothers and coerced into giving their babies up for adoption. Now their stories are finally being told.; By Sarah Karnasiewicz May 11, 2006
Feel-good gay parenting story of the day: Jesse, and his two mommies, are embraced by a Boston-area Catholic school.; Lynn Harris Apr 19, 2006
You're kidding! I'm adopted?: After my father died, my aunt finally told me why I look a little different.; By Cary Tennis Apr 3, 2006
Chinese adoptions raise questions of identity: More and more girls are adopted from China each year. Now, questions of cultural identity are finally coming to the fore.; Sarah Goldstein Mar 23, 2006
Charity's dilemma: Better aborted than parented by gays?: Boston's Catholic Charities will no longer provide adoption services.; Tracy Clark-Flory Mar 10, 2006
Meeting my daughter: In my fantasies, I'd embrace the Romanian toddler I was about to adopt and we would gaze lovingly into each other's eyes. But I didn't love her when we met. In fact, I didn't even like her.; By Laura Stevens Apr 7, 2004
Great expectations: Parents can't overpower nature in defining their children's personalities, says Dr. Lawrence Diller. But they have enormous influence when it comes to behavior.; Oct 3, 2002

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