American Families Crushed By Russian Adoption Ban

How Russian Adoption Ban Is Affecting American Families
Children play on May 12, 2010 in an orphanage in Moscow. One out of three children adopted in Russia in the last three years -- or 30,000 orphans -- has been returned to state institutions, child rights activist Albert Likhanov said on September 20. Most of those who adopted have returned the orphans because they failed to receive promised state child support since the global economic crisis hit Russia in late 2008, said Likhanov, head of the Russian Children's Fund. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images)
Children play on May 12, 2010 in an orphanage in Moscow. One out of three children adopted in Russia in the last three years -- or 30,000 orphans -- has been returned to state institutions, child rights activist Albert Likhanov said on September 20. Most of those who adopted have returned the orphans because they failed to receive promised state child support since the global economic crisis hit Russia in late 2008, said Likhanov, head of the Russian Children's Fund. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images)

Bill and Val Deutsch yesterday completed the first major step in their process of adopting two orphans from Russia: they finished the 80 hours of training mandated by the Russian government and had their "home study" approved.

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