International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdowns

The number of international adoptions has fallen to its lowest point in 15 years, a steep decline attributed largely to crackdowns against baby-selling, a sputtering world economy and efforts by countries to place more...

First Person: How Much an Adoption Costs

When I was younger, I had a vision of my perfect future family. Sometimes, however, things don't work out the way we plan. I planned to get married, and have three perfect, biological children, exact mixes of my husband and me. I got pregnant at twenty four, and had a beautiful baby boy we named Benjamin. When Ben was two, my husband and I planned to expand our family. Unfortunately, biology had ...

The One Question Never To Ask An Adoptive Parent

Without overstating the obvious, modern parenthood is expensive. The escalating costs of lessons of every description, enrichment classes, summer camp and orthodontia round out an unending list of ‘essentials’ that are endlessly discussed over skim lattes at Starbucks and on playgrounds all over the country.

International Adoption After Miscaarriage

Many women will go on to have healthy pregnancies after miscarriage, However, some women do need to pursue other options for creating a family.

Briefs: Postal service loses $1B more than a year ago

Washington — Drowning in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of $3.2 billion and blamed Congress for blocking the agency's cost-cutting efforts to offset declining mail volume and mounting costs for future retiree health benefits.