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FYI, from the Evan B. Donaldson Institute newsletter
US AMENDS LAW TO CURB ABUSES IN ADOPTION OF MARSHALLESE CHILDREN
President Bush signed an amended Compact of Free Association (H.J.Res. 63, Public Law No. 108-188). The changed law, signed in December 2003, prohibits entry into the United States under the Compact by Pacific Islanders for the purpose of adoption. A 2002 Marshall Islands law established a Central Adoption Authority (CAA), which began operating October 1, 2003. In response to reported abuses, the law requires all adoptions to be processed by the CAA, which licenses and regulates agencies, educates birth parents about the permanency of adoption, and screens complaints, referring violations to the attorney general for prosecution. The law also prohibits the solicitation of birth mothers and bans arranging for them to leave the republic to finalize adoptions. To read the bill, go to: [url]http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:hj63enr.txt.pdf.[/url]
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