Adopted children to have closer contact with birth families

"Letterbox" contact is outdated, a report says, and face-to-face contact should be encouraged, if safe.

China halts foreign adoptions, leaving children and U.S. families in limbo

Last month, China announced that it would end foreign adoptions of Chinese children to foreign families other than to blood relatives. Parent Aimee Welch joins CBS News to discuss her ongoing ...

Birth control on the ballot as abortion bans increase barriers to family planning

Millions of Americans will be able to vote on November ballots whether to protect access to birth control such as IUDs, the pill and emergency contraception.

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Why have Americans been moving closer to climate risk?

Pandemic-era migration has doubled the number of people in areas most vulnerable to extreme weather events

World - Financial Times - October 14

Polls show an election that could be the 'closest since Bush v. Gore'

There are few predictions about the November election, let alone the kind of consensus views that defined the final days of the last four presidential campaigns.

Vatican sent children born out of wedlock to America as orphans for adoption

For decades, unwed mothers in Italy were pressured to give up children born out of wedlock. Thousands were sent to America. Now some families are reuniting and looking for answers.

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