adoption

Sitting as I do with one foot in the infertility world and one foot in the adoption world, a question I hear a lot from people is whether they have to stop infertility treatment before they can apply to adopt. I suspect adoption agencies and social workers don’t hear this question as much since most people aren’t comfortable asking them this question. Quite frankly, it is a bit of a sensitive hot topic in adoption circles.

CBC News reports that openly gay politician - George Smitherman - is adopting a baby boy.

He and his husband Christopher Peloso's attempt to adopt was approved in principle by the Toronto Children's Aid Society.

"Christopher and I are very proud to share the news," he said in a release.

Embryo donation & family trees- I found an interesting article today that I thought might provoke some thoughts in both the industry and by those considering this option. I have included the family tree diagram, which was very interesting and provocative; however, at the same time I felt that shows how diverse families are and how these individuals came together to create several beautiful families - without the children losing their sense of identity. Let me know your thoughts.

Florida's adoption ban was ignored again by fair-minded people with authority. State child welfare administrators agreed to provide health insurance, college tuition and other benefits to the adopted son of a gay Key West man.

The Miami Herald reports:

Surrogacy, Adoption & Creating Your Family via Many Routes - Rosie O'Donnell, love her or hate her, you should watch this show next week. This is really not a legal update, but I couldn't help myself. The show airs Sunday on HBO at 7pm EST.

Happy Friday!

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20340284,00.html

She was 97 and having an ultrasound done for maybe the 2nd time in her life. Her granddaughter was standing next to her worried and asking the technician all kinds of questions as the tech checked to see if the fall the older woman had taken had broken any pelvic bones or had caused any internal damage. Already it was determined that the left hip was broken and would need surgery.

With time on your hands over the holidays, I thought I would update everyone on a few interesting additions to the television line up. Modern Families on ABC is a great show in many ways, as is shows how different families can be while poking fun at itself. Some things are clearly cliche; but, you can't have everything!

http://www.abc.go.com/watch/modern-family/235331?cid=fall09_abc_mdf_google