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Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill allowing adults to carry firearms without a license and signed a bill to let private agencies deny placing a child for adoption based on religious beliefs.

National

In A One-Two Punch, Oklahoma Governor Angers LGBTQ and Guns Rights Activists

5:51pm May 12, 2018

by Alexis Diao

Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill allowing adults to carry firearms without a license. She signed a bill to let private agencies deny placing a child for adoption based on religious beliefs.

A woman walks with orphans at an Addis Ababa orphanage in 2013. The number of Ethiopian children adopted by Americans fell from 2,511 in 2010 to 133 in 2016, according to the State Department. Ethiopia's parliament banned all foreign adoption in January.

World News

In Ethiopia, A New Ban On Foreign Adoptions Is About National Pride

2:19pm April 02, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Critics worry the ban will leave more children on the streets. But supporters say Ethiopia can and should take care of its own. "Even if we are poor, it's better to be with our society," says one.

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Ethiopian lawmakers voted to ban overseas adoptions, amid concerns about mistreatment of children.

World News

Ethiopian Lawmakers Vote To Ban Foreign Adoptions

6:33pm January 10, 2018

by Amy Held

The 2011 death of a girl adopted from Ethiopia by U.S. parents seems to have spurred the decision.

When The Parents Are White, The Child Is Black, And The Churches Are Segregated

12:01pm September 28, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Its a familiar American trope: The most segregated time for Christians is 11 a.m. on Sunday. This week, on Ask Code Switch, where does an interracial family find a pew?

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In 2016 Kristy, left, and Dana Dumont attempted to adopt a foster child but were rejected because they were a same-sex couple, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this week.

National

ACLU Sues Michigan After Same-Sex Couples Seeking To Adopt Are Rejected

7:46am September 23, 2017

by Isabel Dobrin

The ACLU is challenging a Michigan practice that allows private child-placing agencies contracted by the state to deny services based on religious objections.

The Texas state House has passed an amendment prohibiting transgender students from using public school bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. A separate Legislature measure allowing religious exemptions for adoption and foster care is headed

Texas Lawmakers Revive 'Bathroom Bill,' OK Religious Refusal Of Adoptions

2:04pm May 22, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A proposal governing bathroom use by transgender students in public schools has moved forward. A bill to allow adoption agencies to deny gay, unmarried or non-Christian would-be parents has passed.

In their new ad, Vicks tells the story of an adopted girl and her mother figure, Gauri Sawant, a transgendered woman who was born a boy.

Health & Safety

'Mummy' Is Transgender: A New Commercial Is The Talk Of India

7:00am April 15, 2017

by Chhavi Sachdev

It's a story of an orphan. And her beloved "mummy" — who is a transgender woman. The ad from Vicks has become a viral sensation.

National

South Korean Adopted At Age 3 Is To Be Deported Nearly 40 Years Later

2:42pm October 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Adam Crapser was adopted by an American couple as a child. They never completed his citizenship papers and abandoned him into the foster system. Now, despite appeals for help, he is being deported.

Nathan Tasker is transgender and adopted. He was surprised and delighted to meet other adopted transgender children at his camp in Maine.

Trans And Adopted: Exploring Teen Identity

6:09am August 07, 2016

by Martha Bebinger

A Boston health clinic that treats transgender kids and teens finds that the percentage of its young patients who are adopted is higher than expected. These kids might need extra support, doctors say.

Family sitting around table eating dinner, a woman's arms in the foreground.

Adopted From Abroad? Tell Us Your Food Stories

5:34pm June 17, 2016

by Maria Godoy

For many of us, food can serve as a way to explore our heritage. But what happens when you grow up in a family with a different ethnic, racial or cultural background than your own? Share your story.