Adoption

The Anatomy of a Deception: How The McCains Changed Their Baby Adoption Story Just Before 2008 Campaign Began

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

After doing some research, this deception was no careless accident, but rather another shameless and deliberate attempt to reinvent and embellish the McCain family history.

McCain's Gay Adoption Cant

Edward Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Edward Stein

McCain's talk of "two parent families" and "family values" completely and inartfully avoided Stephanapoulos's question about whether gay couples should be allowed to adopt.

How To Handle A Teenage Temper

Mona Ackerman | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living


Mona Ackerman

Q: Can someone act a certain way without realizing why they are doing so? I have a 17 year old niece, Ellen, who is just plain cruel to her mo...

Believing in Our Families

Terrance Heath | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Terrance Heath

Tuesday is the day we're finalizing my son Dylan's adoption. Unlike the tooth fairy or the Easter bunny, I don't need John McCain to "believe in" our family.

Obama's Coming Battle With Conscience

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Angela Bonavoglia

Faith-based institutions have done an enormous amount to improve people's lives, but determining how to support that work in a country that values the separation of church and state is no easy matter.

NBC and Teleflora Say Adoptive Mothers are "Non-Moms"

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.22.2008 | Media


Joanne Bamberger

It's bad enough we have to deal with people asking my daughter where her "real mom" is. I don't need the mainstream media feeding the insinuation that non-biological families are second best.

Womb For Rent: The Curious Lives Of Surrogates

Newsweek | Lorraine Ali and Raina Kelley | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living


But what kind of woman would carry a child to term, only to hand him over moments after birth? Surrogates challenge our most basic ideas about motherh...