RUSSIAN'S ADOPTION BAN

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Russia’s Adoption Ban
International adoption started in the 50’s, but was not regulated until 1961, by the Immigration and Nationality Act. It will take until 1993 for the Hague Convention to establish safeguard in the child’s best interest in international adoption. Sixty eight countries will participate, but Russia refrains from this protection act for orphan children, and allows international adoption to go on without it. Ironically, on January 1st, 2012, the President of
Russia, Vladimir Putin, bans Americans from adopting in their country. His reasoning behind this new bill: Americans aren’t fit to be parents; 19 children have died in the hands of Americans over the last 20 years. This new bill comes three weeks after President Obama signed the
Magnitsky bill; this bill entails the death of an innocent man that blew the whistle on corrupt
Russian officials. Is Russia acting out of pure concern for their orphan children, or is it a vendetta against the Magnitsky bill?
Russian adoption should not be banned; Americans have adopted over 60,000 children internationally in the last twenty years and the great majority are in loving homes, and thriving today. Americans aren’t fit to be parents
President Vladimir Putin signs a bill (Figure 1), effective January 1, 2013, banning
American families from adopting in Russia. Russian officials show concern over cases of abuse and even death of 19 children that have died in the hands of adoptive families; they decide to permanently deny Americans from adopting in their country. Out of 170,000 children the
Russians adopted from their homeland, 1,220 children have ...

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Burke, A. (2010). History of International Adoption. eHow Contributor.
Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/about_5116980_history-international- adoption.html Elder, Miriam (2013). Video of Russian orphans being beaten sparks outrage. The Guardian.com
Retrieved from http:// http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/17/video-russian- orphans-beaten-outrage Radia, K. (2013). Russia Allows Final Child Adoptions to Leave for US. ABC news.
Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/russia-allows-final-child- adoptions-to-leave-for-us/ Roger, W. (2013 July 23). WICKER: Russia’s Adoption Freeze. The Washington Times.
Retrieved from http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/23/russias-adoption-
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