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Coerced adoption cases

Title Date
Baby Tamia 2005 Jan 6
Child Bernice 2003 Nov 3
Darcy Akers Ball 1997 Sep 1
Jessica Hannah Bowman 1997 Sep 1
David and Heather Vogels 1991 Feb 18
Lea Tyler Darrah 1991 Apr 14
Krista Stoner 1989 Jan 1
Barbara Landry 1984 Feb 10

Documents

Title Publication date
Open Secret: Cash and Coercion in China's International Adoption Program 2014 Oct 7
Should a Mother Lose her Child because of One Mistake? 2014 Oct 7
Dublin Mom Claims She Was 'Bullied Into Adoption' 2014 May 19
Woman claims her baby was adopted without her consent 2013 May 31
The Evangelical Christian adoption movement: The orphan crisis that wasn't 2013 May 1
United Church of Canada to hold mirror to its role in forced adoptions as families push for national inquiry 2012 Oct 9
Despite Progress, Forced-Adoption Practices Persist Throughout the United States 2012 May 15
Weatherill pledges forced adoptions apology 2012 Mar 29
Your baby is dead: Mothers say their supposedly stillborn babies were stolen from them 2012 Mar 24
'Our babies were abducted' on the delivery table: North Vancouver woman 2012 Mar 16
Curtain lifts on decades of forced adoptions for unwed mothers in Canada 2012 Mar 10
Catching up with 'Baby Tamia' 2011 Apr 9
After Baby Tamia case, Illinois Adoption Reform Act shut down shady operators 2011 Apr 3
My hospital stole my baby 2010 Apr 16
No redress for residents Magdalen laundries 2009 Sep 18
Since Angelina Jolie Adopted Zahara Adopting Ethiopian Children has quadrupled 2009 Sep 17
Ex-educator pushed adoption 2009 Sep 3
The Christian adoption racket 2009 Sep 2
Shotgun Adoption 2009 Aug 26
Ina Hut on adoption from China 2009 Aug 18
The Orphan Trade 2009 May 8
Adoption scandal has prompted only minor changes 2009 Feb 14
Adoption scam defendants cut no-jail-time deal 2009 Jan 7
Sisters Reunite After Adoption Scam 2009
Coerced Adoption Should Concern Parents 2008 Dec 19
Indian Child Welfare Act, Florida, and Coerced Adoptions 2008 Dec 18
Adoption case defendants expected to plead guilty 2008 Dec 10
STATE PENALIZES ADOPTION AGENCY 2008 Aug 23
Call to fight trafficking of unborn 2008 Aug 4
2008 Miss Tennessee Soy Bean Festival - Elizabeth Looney 2008 May 28
STATE SEEKS TO CLOSE ADOPTION AGENCY OHIO DEPARTMENT TO YANK A CHILD'S WAITING LICENSE 2008 Mar 19
Adoption decisions questioned 2008 Feb 28
ADOPTION DECISIONS QUESTIONED; JUDGE ASKS WHY TEEN GIRLS ARE ALLOWED TO GIVE UP BABIES WITHOUT PARENTS' CONSENT 2008 Feb 28
Adoption Awareness Means Acknowledging Corruption 2007 Nov 12
Tangled adoption suit heads to trial 2007 Oct 30
STATE CITES AGENCY USED IN ADOPTION 2007 May 5
TOPS FOR WORKING MOMS 2007 Mar 15
CANTON GRANDPARENTS' ADOPTION MOTION DENIED 2007 Feb 3
TEEN MOTHER HAS CHANGE OF HEART 2006 Dec 31
Blagojevich signed adoption reforms in '05 2006 Feb 25
NEW ADOPTION LAW 2006 Feb 22
HOPE & RISK 2006 Feb 19
ELIZABETH LOONEY: MISS TEEN COLLIERVILLE 2006 2006
Illinois judge OKs Baby Tamia deal 2005 Sep 2
Baby Tamia adoption agency banned from state until 2008 2005 Aug 24
New adoption law raises the standard 2005 Aug 23
State delivers adoption stress-buster 2005 Aug 21
New law in Illinois tightens control of adoption agencies 2005 Aug 15
Law beefs up adoption rules 2005 Aug 15
Baby Tamia looks on as gov signs tougher adoption law 2005 Aug 15
Just divine: Baby Tamia leads to curbs on out-of-state adoptions 2005 Aug 14
Adoption Reform Act deserves support 2005 May 10
Tamia case highlights system flaws 2005 Apr 25
Baby Tamia's close call is a warning 2005 Apr 18
A little child leads them in Springfield: Baby Tamia 2005 Apr 17
'Baby Tamia' couple charged with drug felonies 2005 Apr 15
Baby Tamia baptized 2005 Mar 31
STORY OF THE WEEK: Baby Tamia 2005 Mar 27
Tamia case an instance of déja vu? 2005 Mar 27
Adoption scandal bigger than just Baby Tamia 2005 Mar 27
Adoption bill targets legal loopholes 2005 Mar 27
Chicago family says battle with Utah adoption agency not over 2005 Mar 26
Ruling returns adopted baby to birth mother 2005 Mar 26
Chicago family says battle with Utah adoption agency not over 2005 Mar 26
Baby at center of interstate custody battle returned to mother in Illinois 2005 Mar 25
Tamia case resolved, but it's not a wrap for state yet 2005 Mar 25
'It's the best moment of my life' 2005 Mar 25
Christmas comes three months late to joyous family 2005 Mar 25
Baby Tamia back home with mother 2005 Mar 25
Way is cleared for Baby Tamia's return to Chicago 2005 Mar 25
E.C. minister sees need to toughen adoption law 2005 Mar 25
'Best moment in my life' 2005 Mar 25
Tamia, mother will be reunited 2005 Mar 24
Tamia may be in mother's arms today 2005 Mar 24
Rule of law prevails in Tamia case, but let's not forget all the others 2005 Mar 24
Baby Tamia will return to Illinois 2005 Mar 24
Custody case returns to court 2005 Mar 24
Tamia's saga may end today 2005 Mar 23
Good chance Tamia is coming back 2005 Mar 23
Couple lose their rights to Tamia 2005 Mar 23
Baby Tamia case takes another sad, strange turn 2005 Mar 23
Tamia's adoptive parents arrested 2005 Mar 22
Utah couple in Tamia case face drug charges 2005 Mar 22
Baby Tamia adoptions arrests illegal drugs Utah custody case 2005 Mar 22
Adoptive parents of 'Tamia' arrested 2005 Mar 22
Utah's safeguards fell short for Tamia 2005 Mar 22
Baby Tamia's fate to be decided this week 2005 Mar 20
Baby Tamia judge rules law was broken 2005 Mar 18
Ruling may clear way home for Baby Tamia 2005 Mar 18
Baby Tamia : Judge orders a halt 2005 Mar 10
Baby Tamia's mom rises to the occasion 2005 Mar 10
Judge makes it clear that Baby Tamia's fate lies with court 2005 Mar 10
Lawyers' stall tactics drain funds of Baby Tamia's family 2005 Mar 10
Baby Tamia stays in Utah for now 2005 Mar 4
An open letter to Tamia's adoptive parents 2005 Mar 1
Chicago judge to hear Utah baby suit 2005 Feb 23
Baby tale: A peek at adoption's dark side 2005 Feb 22
Thanks to your generosity, Tamia has a fighting chance 2005 Feb 15
Judge pushes pace of Baby Tamia case 2005 Feb 15
Pro-father ruling gives hope for baby's return from Utah 2005 Feb 10
Is Utah a 'baby warehouse'? 2005 Jan 30
Chicago woman sues Utah agency over baby's adoption 2005 Jan 12
Midvale adoption agency under fire 2005 Jan 11
Harvey women fighting to get 3-month-old back 2005 Jan 11
Donors open wallets to help bring girl back from Utah 2005 Jan 6
Babies-for-sale trade faces a global crackdown 2004 Nov 21
Domestic Adoption "Baby Boom" - Exploiting Women and Families in America 2004 Jun 9
A birth mother alleges coercion 2003 Nov 3
Judge approves annulment of man's adoption 2000 Jan 6
Coloradan, 47, has adoption annulled, cites abusive parents 2000 Jan 6
JUDGE OKS MAN'S REQUEST TO OVERTURN HIS ADOPTION 2000 Jan 4
Estes man, 47, wins bid to annul his 1952 adoption 2000 Jan 4
MAN WANTS JUDGE TO ANNUL HIS ADOPTION 1999 Dec 14
SOLD WHEN HE WAS 8 DAYS OLD, MAN SEEKS REDRESS 47 YEARS LATER 1999 Aug 2
MAN, 47, SUING TO ANNUL HIS OWN `BABY SALE' ADOPTION 1999 Jun 9
Agency leaves trail of broken adoptions 1998 Mar 22
Mother gets to keep children 1997 Oct 31
Mother: Adoptions were coerced 1997 Oct 23
Woman, infant reunite after she sues agency 1997 Sep 9
Mother sues adoption agency, wants girl back 1997 Sep 5
ROBBING THE CRADLE 1994 Jul 26
Birth brings joy, renews pain over loss of firstborn in pregnancy-center case 1994 Jan 10
Award cut in adoption-coercion case 1993 Jul 10
Ex-counselor told to pay $375,000 in coerced adoption 1993 May 8
WOMAN AWARDED PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN ADOPTION SUIT 1993 May 8
Mom awarded $275,000 1993 May 7
Woman says agency's coercion made her surrender her infant 1993 Apr 24
MAN BREAKS SILENCE IN CUSTODY STRUGGLE 1993 Mar 20
WOMAN WANTED TO GIVE UP CHILD, COUNSELOR SAYS 1993 Mar 16
PHONE BILL COUNTERS ADOPTION COUNSELOR'S TESTIMONY 1993 Mar 12
WITNESS: MOM TRYING TO REGAIN CHILD HAD SUGGESTED ADOPTION 1993 Mar 11
DAVIS MOM CHANGED MIND, LAWYER SAYS 1993 Mar 6
MOM RECALLS DAY SHE GAVE UP BABY 1993 Mar 5
CATCHING UP ON SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1992 Jul 1
Make adoptions a non-profit affair 1991 Apr 20
Judge rules father coerced into signing adoption form 1991 Apr 17
Judge rules father coerced into signing adoption form 1991 Apr 17
JUDGE GIVES BABY BACK TO TEENAGE PARENTS 1991 Apr 17
Infant returned to teen parents in custody dispute 1991 Apr 16
Teens learn today if they regain infant 1991 Apr 16
The Dallas Morning News 1985 Feb 10
Mom gives up fight for baby 1985 Feb 2
COURT UPHOLDS REJECTION OF MOTHER'S CLAIM TO CHILD 1984 Oct 13
JURY SELECTION STARTS IN MOTHER'S BID TO REGAIN CUSTODY 1984 Sep 11
Unwed mother says home took away her baby 1984 Mar 15
Not By Choice
Silent Violence: Australia's White Stolen Children
Anthropology and Birth Activism: What Do We Know?
International adoption can be risky endeavor with shadowy agencies, heartbreak
Tina Anderson Rape Trial Nears
Standing up to Injustice: Shorstein Class Action Lawsuit
Open Adoption Broken Promise Legal Accountability Project