http://dir.salon.com/topics/adoption/?source=rss&aim=adoption en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/06/vampire_diaries_adoption_diaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/06/vampire_diaries_adoption_diaries/index.html?source=rss Why does CW's "Vampire Diaries" leave us cold, while WE's "Adoption Diaries" has us crying our little eyes out? By Amy Benfer Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/26/self_magazine_on_single_mothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/26/self_magazine_on_single_mothers/index.html?source=rss Self magazine sets out to dispel myths about accidental pregnancy but ends up reinforcing some very old stereotypes. By Cary Tennis Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/18/adoptee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/18/adoptee/index.html?source=rss I feel that she should know the truth -- but should I tell her? By Ann Hood Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle. By Jessica Berger Gross Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/03/indian_adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/01/03/indian_adoption/index.html?source=rss 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 Logan Scherer Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/08/news_roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/08/news_roundup/index.html?source=rss Stories we didn't get to cover: Women more concerned about the economy than men, sex for food, and why are males the gender most likely to adopt? By Cary Tennis Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss See, there's this maverick single dad with three adopted kids, and he buys this old houseboat and starts restoring it ... By Lynn Harris Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/31/adoption_and_abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/31/adoption_and_abortion/index.html?source=rss Increasing the former does not decrease the latter, contrary to "middle ground" belief. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/10/19/ellen_dogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/10/19/ellen_dogs/index.html?source=rss 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 Thomas Rogers Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/28/obesity_adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/28/obesity_adoption/index.html?source=rss Should obesity prevent prospective parents from adopting? By Cary Tennis Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/11/chinese_ancestor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/11/chinese_ancestor/index.html?source=rss My stepson's daughter, you see, is not biologically related to my husband and, well, it's complicated ... By Emma Pearse Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/04/12/homes_adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/04/12/homes_adoption/index.html?source=rss 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 Tracy Clark-Flory Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/26/parental_rights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/26/parental_rights/index.html?source=rss Gay rights advances threatened by nasty custody battle. By David Puner Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/03/02/jolie_womb_raider/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/03/02/jolie_womb_raider/index.html?source=rss Coming soon to a third world country near you. By Cary Tennis Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/25/egg_donor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/25/egg_donor/index.html?source=rss I'm troubled by the ethical implications of taking money for my ova. By Carol Lloyd Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/21/china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/21/china/index.html?source=rss New Chinese regulations block overweight, disabled and frequently divorced prospective parents from adopting. By Carol Lloyd Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/30/madonna/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/30/madonna/index.html?source=rss Human rights organizations will help decide whether the Material Girl can adopt a Malawian boy. By Sallie Tisdale Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/29/rafael/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/29/rafael/index.html?source=rss 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 Mary Kane Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/10/25/madonna_adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/10/25/madonna_adoption/index.html?source=rss Madonna will soon find out it's tough enough to be an adoptive parent without being accused of "baby buying." By Pamela Merritt Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/18/madonna/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/18/madonna/index.html?source=rss Let's just dive right into the Madonna Malawian adoption scandal, shall we? By Carol Lloyd Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/what_else/index.html?source=rss Madonna in Malawi, the war on children, cat poop affects babies' sex and more! By Carol Lloyd Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/la_leche_league/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/la_leche_league/index.html?source=rss The breast-feeding advocates have allied themselves with a virulently antigay writer. By Curtis Sittenfeld Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/09/12/fay_greene/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/09/12/fay_greene/index.html?source=rss 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 Sarah Karnasiewicz Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/05/11/fessler_qa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/05/11/fessler_qa/index.html?source=rss 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 Lynn Harris Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/19/jesse_has_two_mommies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/19/jesse_has_two_mommies/index.html?source=rss Jesse, and his two mommies, are embraced by a Boston-area Catholic school.