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Surrogate not legally a baby’s mother, judge rules

Joseph Brean | September 13, 2011 A Saskatchewan judge has ruled that a woman who gave birth to a baby girl in 2009 is not actually the child’s mother, in a decision that exposes the gap between legislation and reality in modern parenthood. “It’s tough for the legislators to keep up, and this is a […]

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Liberals pass law to ease adoption of Crown wards

By: Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter, Published on Wed Jun 01 2011 Ontario passes legislation to remove legal barriers that trap most of the province’s 9,000 Crown wards in foster care with no hope of adoption. Queen’s Park has removed legal barriers that trap most of the province’s 9,000 Crown wards in foster care with […]

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Canadian parents wary as China confronts baby trafficking

by Leslie MacKinnon Posted: May 25, 2011 When Cathy Wagner of Bridgewater, N.S., heard a CBC story last week about babies stolen from their families several years ago in Hunan province, her reaction was that nothing has changed. She’s the mother of a 5-year-old girl adopted from the same region in China. “It’s like a […]

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