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60 Minutes – Vatican sent “orphans” to USA
This was a segment on 60 Minutes last night. Definitely work a look and read. Marnie https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vatican-sent-italian-children-born-out-of-wedlock-to-america-as-orphans-60-minutes-transcript
Continue reading →Book: Sunlight on Shards: Adoption From the Inside Out, by Bernadette Rymer and Thérèse Curtis (2023)
ABOUT THE BOOK: In 1969, Naomi Morrisey, the sixth of eleven children raised in a traditional Australian Catholic family, became pregnant at age 19. In order to hide their shame, her parents uprooted their family and moved to Canada for … Continue reading →
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver (RCAV) Adoption Loss and Support Web Page
September 19, 2021 I am delighted to inform you that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, BC Canada, has added a section to their website providing information for those who have lost loved ones to adoption. The section ‘ADOPTION: Loss … Continue reading →
BC Catholic Newspaper Articles on Forced Adoptions
contributed by Bernadette Dumas-Rymer October 2020 Contents – search for these articles on https://bccatholic.ca/voices/ PART 1: Website September 23, 2020: Newspaper Hard copy publication September 28, 2020 1. Separated at birth: ‘If I kept my child I could never return … Continue reading →
She Turned Her Head Away: An Adoption Memoir – Recommended reading
She Turned Her Head Away is a memoir that speaks powerfully of the emotions commonly felt by adopted children and adult adoptees, of questions of identity, and experiences of family and belonging. It is especially relevant today, as commercial genetic … Continue reading →
Mum’s the Word documentary launches March 10:
https://www.mumsthewordthefilm.com/
Continue reading →Quebec legislation changes June 2018!
Details of changes in Quebec legislation on adoption: http://sante.gouv.qc.ca/en/programmes-et-mesures-daide/rechercher-de-l-information-sur-ses-antecedents-sociobiologiques-sur-ses-parents-biologiques-ou-sur-son-enfant-biologique-adopte/
Continue reading →Adoption Healing BBQ Sat. May 26 in Congers, NY
Hosted by Joe Soll. More details at: https://www.adoptionhealing.com/outing.htm
Continue reading →New Brunswick Opens Sealed Adoption Records
Effective April 1, 2018, adult adoptees and birth parents who have had a child placed for adoption will be able to apply for access to identifying information. http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/promos/adoption.html
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