http://dir.salon.com/topics/adoption/?source=rss&aim=adoption en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT Logan Scherer Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Ann Hood Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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? Lynn Harris Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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. Thomas Rogers Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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. Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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. Carol Lloyd Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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. Carol Lloyd Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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." Pamela Merritt Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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? Carol Lloyd Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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! Carol Lloyd Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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. Lynn Harris Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 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. By Cary Tennis Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/04/03/adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/04/03/adoption/index.html?source=rss After my father died, my aunt finally told me why I look a little different. Sarah Goldstein Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/23/adoptions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/23/adoptions/index.html?source=rss More and more girls are adopted from China each year. Now, questions of cultural identity are finally coming to the fore. Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/10/adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/10/adoption/index.html?source=rss Boston's Catholic Charities will no longer provide adoption services.