A Modest Proposal by BN Founding Foundling Mari Tatlow SteedIt has come to my attention that the Adoption Authority of Ireland recently met with the U.S. Department of State with a view toward establishing a bilateral adoption agreement that would allow for the export of available U.S. citizens to Ireland for purposes of adoption, particularly from Florida. I understand this is in response to continued insatiable demand by prospective adopting couples in Ireland, who have been thwarted by now closed-off avenues such as Vietnam, Russia and other ‘sending’ countries…
Irish flock to Florida for child adoption opportunities, Irish Central, May 27, 2012. The new study also highlights that more children were adopted from the US by Irish residents in 2011 than during the nine years from 2000 to 2008…
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