The AP has a new piece out today about the annulment of 15 (so far) of the 2286 adoptions under review, roughly 10% of the 160 that have been investigated to date. Guatemala annulls 15 adoption cases What I found most concerning was this- The babies whose cases have been annulled will be put in […]

Off ABC news- U.S. Adoptions Fueled by Guatemalan Kidnappings “Demand for Guatemalan Children Is So High, Baby Snatching Is Rampant” Just go read it. No commentary necessary, other than to point out the obvious, ANY agency “guaranteeing” much of ANYTHING in realtion to these kids in Guatemala is suspect.

Off the BBC today, Guatemala halts foreign adoptions. The authorities in Guatemala have suspended the adoption of some 2,300 children by foreigners for at least a month to check for irregularities. … The government had been under pressure to curb a controversial trade where intermediaries could be paid thousands of dollars to arrange an adoption. […]

So yeah, Baby Love Child has been quiet here for the last few days. Not because I have nothing to say, but because I actually have so damn much to say. True enough, I rarely write or respond on ‘blog time,’ constantly filling the noise pipe with the latest shiny object, then quickly move along […]