Trying to Make Sense of an Adoption Tragedy

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Thanks for stopping by! Whatever Things Are True covers politics, policy, and parenting in international adoption. Too often, the way we talk about international adoption reminds me of that old fable about The Blind Men and the Elephant – we tend to confuse one small part of the animal for the whole beast. Although I’m the mother of three via international adoption, I try to take a child-centered approach to adoption issues. I hope you’ll stick around and share your thoughts, too.

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Center for Adoption Policy
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Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute
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Harvard Law School Child Advocacy Program
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Joint Council on International Children's Services
Adoption advocacy organization comprised of adoption agencies.

October 22, 2012

Molly Born and Paula Reed Ward of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette have written a thoughtful piece about the tragic Barbour abuse case that asks:

What happened to this God-fearing couple to move them from happy and loving blog posts to felony charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children?

Doug and Kristen Barbour are accused of severely abusing the 6-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl they adopted from Ethiopia earlier this year. The children have been removed from their care, along with the couple's two young biological children.

Posted at 12:09 PM in Adoptee Support, Adoption in the Media, Adoptive Parenting, Africa, Bloggers, Christian Adoption and Orphan Care Movement, Ethiopia, Older Child Adoption, Transracial Adoption | Permalink

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Doug and Kristen Barbour are charged of seriously destroying the 6-year-old boy and 1-year-old lady they implemented from Ethiopia a few months ago.

Posted by: Top International Schools in India | November 09, 2012 at 10:59 PM

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