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But since China formally opened its doors for international adoptions in 1992, more than 160,000 children have been adopted by families abroad— half of whom were adopted by families in the U.S. Many of the adoptees from China have been children with disabilities.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
Adoption records House Bill 87 expands the list of people who can inspect adoption records to include the adult child, grandchild, or sibling of a deceased birth parent or deceased adoptee if certain other conditions are met.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
Season 1 is a crash course in the adoption process (creator Andy Wolton is an adoptee bringing his own experience of the system), illuminating the rigor and turmoil of bureaucracy surrounding parenthood that simply don’t exist for those doing it biologically.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 4 July 2024
Even in legal adoptions, families aren't given the right picture about the adoptees' birth families.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 May 2024
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
Adoption records House Bill 87 expands the list of people who can inspect adoption records to include the adult child, grandchild, or sibling of a deceased birth parent or deceased adoptee if certain other conditions are met.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
Season 1 is a crash course in the adoption process (creator Andy Wolton is an adoptee bringing his own experience of the system), illuminating the rigor and turmoil of bureaucracy surrounding parenthood that simply don’t exist for those doing it biologically.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 4 July 2024
Even in legal adoptions, families aren't given the right picture about the adoptees' birth families.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 31 May 2024
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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