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Virginia groups may sue over state adoption decision

PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Virginia groups opposed to discriminating against would-be adoptive and foster parents based on factors including sexuality and religion said on Thursday they may sue after a state board's decision.New regulations -- approved 5-1 at a Virginia Board of ...

Woman confesses to 1987 Harlem baby kidnapping

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who raised a child who went missing from a Harlem hospital 23 years ago as her own has confessed to the 1987 kidnapping of the baby, court documents revealed on Monday.According to the criminal complaint filed ...

Fetal alcohol disorders common in Eastern Europe adoptees

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children adopted from Eastern European countries may have been exposed to damaging levels of alcohol in the womb, a new study suggests.In a study of 71 children adopted by Swedish families between 1993 and 1997, researchers ...