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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Georgetown researchers have identified 40 burial sites in 29 states containing the remains of more than 1,000 children, including pregnant girls with babies, who died in the custody of youth institutions. They consider these findings the “tip of the iceberg.” buff.ly/lLeEtrT 🥚

imprintnews.org

First-Ever Survey Finds Forgotten Graves of Incarcerated Children

A report released last week by Georgetown University found 40 sites across the country holding the remains of more than 1,000 deceased kids.

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A baby can be abandoned in a shopping cart at a mall and, more than 50 years later, still find her birth mother. There is no such thing as anonymity for birth parents anymore; it’s an assurance no box, agency, or state can keep. 🥚 people.com/adoptee-solv...

people.com

https://people.com/adoptee-solves-mystery-of-herself-learns-why-she-was-baby-found-paper-bag-1972-exclusive-12030692

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Adoption is not an alternative to abortion, and adopted people shouldn't have our existence used as an argument for forcing someone to give birth. We can appreciate our lives without believing women should have fewer rights to control their own bodies. 🥚 goodfaithmedia.org/a-pastor-and...

goodfaithmedia.org

A Pastor and Adoptive Mother’s Case for Reproductive Rights

I have sat and wept with more couples than I care to mention, who have heard the words “incompatible with life” used to describe their long-anticipated baby.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🥚The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland gets it: knowing who you are and where you come from is a fundamental human right protected by the Polish Constitution and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. When will Michigan get it? buff.ly/hd8NnsI

ua.news

A court in Poland has allowed adopted children to learn about their biological parents

The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny, NSA) has ruled that an adult adoptee has the right to obtain information about their biological origins, including the right…

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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm currently not recommending U.S. domestic air travel for intercountry adoptees unless it is 1) necessary and 2) they have a U.S. passport. More details. Please read carefully. 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/advisory-do-...

adopteerightslaw.com

ADVISORY: Do Not Fly | ARLC

Intercountry adoptees should use caution and possess a US passport book or card when flying within the United States.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Michigan adoptees, your vote matters. Let’s make sure the candidates who support adoptee rights get into office. (Graphic credit: MI Sec of State Dept)

Aug. 4 Primary Election Today is the last day to register to vote online or by mail. Statewide early voting begins July 25th. mi.gov/vote

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Since February, 437 new cases alleging human rights violations in South Korea's overseas adoption system have been filed, including mothers who were told their babies had died, only to learn decades later that they had been sent abroad for adoption. buff.ly/dXS2QiN 🥚

koreatimes.co.kr

How Korea's birth mothers are exposing the hidden cost of overseas adoption - The Korea Times

Korea’s 3rd Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) crossed its 100-day milestone earlier this month, revealing that 437 new cases detailing huma...

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A Kentucky woman is searching for her birth parents. Her story reflects a broader reality for adoptees everywhere, who continue to seek answers about who they are and where they come from, no matter how long it takes. www.maysville-online.com/news/111160/... 🥚

maysville-online.com

Local woman searching for birth parents

For LaTressa Jones, the search is on for information about her biological parents and she has reason to believe she has relatives in Maysville. Jones, 35, grew up in Maysville as the adopted child of…

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As our nation marks its 250th anniversary today, the promise of liberty and justice is still something countless people are hoping to fully experience. Today, we stand in solidarity with everyone whose rights, dignity, and equality have yet to be fully recognized.🥚

There is no freedom without equal rights. Adoptee Advocates of Michigan

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Sarah Elise Hager, 39, of Port Huron, Michigan pleaded guilty to four counts of child abuse and torture of a foster boy and girl between 2017 and 2021. Hager faces a 6–10 year prison sentence, while the children may carry the impact of the abuse for a lifetime. buff.ly/4KWito2 🥚

clickondetroit.com

St. Clair County woman accused of locking foster children in dog cages to serve 6-10 years in prison

Sarah Elise Hager pleaded guilty to child abuse and torture in May

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Northern Ireland Report Calls for Mandatory Release of Hidden Records to compel religious orders, health trusts, and other institutions to release their records, bringing survivors and adoptees one step closer to truth and accountability. buff.ly/lYxU3iU 🥚

belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Report to expose secrets of ‘baby farming’ at private NI nursing home

A secret history of ‘baby farming’ at one private nursing home in Northern Ireland is to be laid bare in a major report next month.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Reunions aren't always the ending people imagine. This deeply personal essay explores the joy, grief, and complexity of finding a birth father, only to lose him again, reminding us that reunion is often the beginning of a new journey, not the end. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... 🥚

psychologytoday.com

Finding My Birth Father and Losing Him Again

An adoptee and therapist shares the pain of finding her birth father only to lose him again, and the healing journey beyond reunion rejection.

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Bethany Christian Services has faced scrutiny over recent policy changes limiting LGBTQ participation in foster care placements. Public funding should guarantee equal treatment, yet protections for LGBTQ foster youth now vary depending on agency policy and religious affiliation. buff.ly/NOgpvyp 🥚

quiverquant.com

Press Release: Congresswoman Hillary Scholten Announces $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Bethany Christian Services in Grand Rapids | Stock News

Congresswoman Scholten announced $3.8 million in federal funding for Bethany Christian Services supp

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

As New Mexico adopts a policy requiring the removal of drug-exposed newborns, Native tribes, physicians, and child welfare advocates warn that automatic removal prioritizes separation over family preservation and risks repeating the very harms the ICWA was designed to prevent. buff.ly/fPVPrhb 🥚

theguardian.com

‘Native children belong in Native communities’: tribes decry New Mexico drug-exposed newborn rule

Groups say new directive fails to respect Native sovereignty amid complicated history of Indigenous child removals

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

How many biological fathers were never informed of pregnancies, adoptions, or children they might have wanted to parent? Decades after adoption separated them, an adoptee and her birth father reunited, and her adult adoption declared: if I had known, I would have chosen you. buff.ly/FuQ9n11 🥚

people.com

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Senator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

On January 27, 2023, shortly after sharing a video about the pain of being separated from her children, a 32-year-old Ojibway woman named Tara took her life. 1/13 globalnews.ca/news/9474610...

globalnews.ca

An Indigenous mother took her life after child welfare took her kids. What can be done? | Globalnews.ca

A Manitoba mother of four posted a video online calling out the child welfare system for apprehending her children as she fled domestic abuse. Soon after, she took her own life.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The tragic death of Preston Davey has sparked growing public concern about what happens to children after adoption. Calls are mounting for stronger oversight and accountability in the system, including a proposed “Preston’s Law” aimed at preventing similar failures in the future. c.org/9FGbcHLP5F 🥚

c.org

Sign the Petition

Introduce 'Preston's Law': Mandatory Safeguarding for Every Adopted Child

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

FRONTLINE and Retro Report: an investigation into the for-profit adoption industry's use of "baby brokers," featuring a Michigan birth mother/adoptee. Directed and produced by Sarah Weiser. Written and reported by Gabrielle Glaser and Sarah Weiser. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli... 🥚

pbs.org

Baby Brokers | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

Have lax laws left the for-profit adoption industry ripe for misconduct?

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

For decades, mothers and adoptees have spoken about the coercion, shame, secrecy, and lifelong trauma surrounding historical adoption practices. The Church of England is now acknowledging its role in separating mothers from their children and the lasting harm that resulted. buff.ly/H2pNGlA 🥚

archbishopofcanterbury.org

Apology for the Church of England's role in historical adoption practices | Archbishop of Canterbury

The Church of England has apologised for its role in historical adoption practices, particularly in mother and baby homes. Mothers and adoptees who came into contact with these homes have described…

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Based on responses from nearly 3,500 adoptees and adopters, Adoption UK's found family optimism at a record low. The charity is calling for a legal duty to provide needs-based support and better record access for adult adoptees reconnecting with birth family. www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news...

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

When relatives came forward willing to raise an infant relinquished through Colorado’s Safe Haven law, the court prioritized “anonymity” over family preservation for legal purposes. But DNA testing exists, despite the court’s total lack of care for the child’s interests. buff.ly/EjXqp7y 🥚

buff.ly

Divided Colorado Supreme Court finds parental anonymity in ‘safe haven’ law

Parents who surrender their newborns under Colorado’s “safe haven” law are entitled to anonymity and confidentiality in any subsequent adoptive proceedings involving the child, the state Supreme…

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

After growing up with emotionally distant adoptive parents and decades without answers about his origins, a DNA test revealed at age 64 that he had four biological brothers. The discovery brought a new sense of belonging, healing and connection. buff.ly/9ysSrrT 🥚

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

After months of deportation threats, an adoptee who spent more than 50 years in the U.S. was granted asylum. Outdated adoption and immigration laws continue to leave some intercountry adoptees vulnerable decades later through no fault of their own. buff.ly/P8YmRhU 🥚

apnews.com

Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by a US veteran from Iran after deportation threats

A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation…

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

After nearly 60 years of unanswered questions, an adoptee's search for his origins uncovered a long-hidden family secret and led to a reunion with his biological father. Their story is a reminder that the desire to know where we come from does not disappear with age. buff.ly/VtSfAHp 🥚

deseret.com

60-year secret: An adopted son’s search for the father who had no idea he existed

Marion Probert's son lost his father in a plane crash. He found his birth father nearly 60 years later.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Jessica and Jason Klimp were sentenced yesterday in Wexford County, after pleading no contest to first-degree child abuse of their adopted children where they starved them and kept them in cages. Both were sentenced in Tennessee as well as Michigan, and lost all parental rights. buff.ly/Yy2SU2w 🥚

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Content Warning: Child abuse, sexual abuse, and child death Preston (14 months) should have been safe, but after a “strict and rigorous” agency approval process, adoption placed him in a home where he endured months of abuse before being killed by his adoptive fathers. 🥚

bbc.com

Teacher guilty of abusing and murdering adopted baby boy

Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Jamie Varley.

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Sofia reflects on the lifelong search for biological truth, identity, and family history, describing the confusion and loss that can persist when information about one's own origins remains inaccessible and the emotional burden adoptees carry when forced to fight for answers. buff.ly/YMZK4A4 🥚

goodmenproject.com

Sofia Nordgren on Adoption, Identity, and Searching for Biological Truth

“What makes the situation even more painful is that my story remains incomplete. It is still filled with confusion. In some ways, I feel abandoned all over again because I have had to pay relatives…

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

After the suicide of the daughter she adopted, an adoptive mother and birth mother united to walk the 500-mile Camino de Santiago in tribute to their shared daughter, Emma Katsman, reflecting on who she was and how adoption reunions contribute to healing even after profound loss. buff.ly/EqKFWVi 🥚

therecordnorthshore.org

'Mama, You Can Do It': Adoptive mother, birth mother unite on walk through Europe in tribute to daughter - The Record

When Anne West decided to undergo the 500-mile Camino de Santiago — a walk from France across northern Spain — for her daughter, she knew it would be a deeply personal experience. “I never imagined…

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Sealed records don't preserve privacy. They shift the disclosure from a controlled release of a birth record to a DNA-based investigation that can involve multiple unsuspecting relatives, and parents can be found with only one distant relative in the database. 🥚

DNA testing is cheap, easy, and far from private. Sealed records don't protect adoptees or birth parents. State secrecy harms us all. Restore Adoptee Rights

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

As Andrew and Kellie Warrington face child endangerment and abuse charges of their adopted child, the first mother is speaking out. “They got put into a home with monsters,” she says, questioning a system that separates families when support and preservation may have been better. buff.ly/KP2sEY0 🥚

ourquadcities.com

QC adoptive parents arrested: Biological mom speaks out

A Clinton woman wonders what she can do after a couple who adopted her biological children are accused of abusing one of them. The adoptive parents from Davenport are charged with child endangermen…

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Following the death of her daughter, a first mother is confronting a complex grief shaped by both loss and adoption, highlighting how separation, reunion, and unanswered questions can continue to affect families across a lifetime. nationalenquirer.com/biological-m... 🥚

nationalenquirer.com

Biological Mother of Martin Short’s Daughter Blaming Herself for Her Death: ‘It Is Very Devastating’

Martin Short birth mother Kristine Sanz blames herself for adopted daughter Katherine Shorts suicide at 42 after being denied a reunion with her child.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A Florida man is facing four counts of child neglect and abandonment and has been arrested after leaving his four adopted children at a family services facility, raising concerns about accountability and permanence when adoptive parents change their mind about parenting. buff.ly/d1xtzW7 🥚

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Adopted by her grandparents at birth, she later found her paternal family through DNA, only to learn her father had already passed, and reflects on how “family” becomes something carefully rebuilt across time, geography, and grief when multiple losses come before connection. buff.ly/WzphfmJ 🥚

vtcng.com

In Waterville: Oregon woman honors her birth father’s roots

This spring, 12 years after her biological father’s death, Nicole Pimentel met his two sons — her half-brothers.

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail as the legal battle with his adopted son Jonah continues. Jonah speaks about the abuse, bringing attention to the accountability of adoptive parents who fail to care for the children they adopt. buff.ly/xhfSGFv 🥚

buff.ly

Adopted son of former Gov. Matt Bevin speaks out as arrest order issued in child support case

Jonah Bevin spoke about what it was like living with the Bevins and shared his thoughts on the legal fight currently going on.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Adoption and reunion are portrayed as fairy tales, but reality is more complicated. After reconnecting with a mother coerced into relinquishment and later becoming estranged, he reflects on the lifelong grief adoption can leave behind, yet the value of knowing his own story. buff.ly/2EespVn 🥚

theguardian.com

My mother was forced to give me up for adoption. But when we finally met decades later, it was far from a fairytale ending

Thirty years after my parents were pressured into placing me with an adoption agency, I finally reconnected with them. But it was nothing like the neat stories you see on TV

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A teenager learns that the adoption story her parents told her was not accurate, that her biological father and adoptive father were the same person, forcing her to confront questions of trust, identity, and family history after discovering a long-hidden lie and betrayal. buff.ly/MFLTLYA 🥚

twistedsifter.com

A Teenager Discovered Her Parents’ Adoption Story Was a Lie—Now She’s Struggling to Accept the Real Reality

Turns out, some “family secrets” come with a plot twist no one asked for.

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Why are children in state care who go missing often treated as runaways instead of urgent missing cases? In Maryland, 26 foster children are currently listed as missing, raising concerns about how the system responds when youth under its custody disappear. buff.ly/Rujb0F2 🥚

foxbaltimore.com

26 missing Maryland foster children prompt demand for DHS resignation

State officials have lost more than two dozen foster children in their care, a Spotlight on Maryland investigation has found.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Korean adoptees seek investigation of coercive adoption practices tied to pureblood racial politics and an apology for separation from their families without consent, describing lifelong struggles with trust, identity and belonging no compensation can repair. english.hani.co.kr/arti/english... 🥚

english.hani.co.kr

Ripped from families for not being ‘Korean enough,’ mixed-race adoptees seek truth and justice

Mixed-race adoptees have petitioned the state truth commission for an investigation into the government’s role in perpetuating pureblood racial politics through coercive adoption policies

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

After two children ran away from their Ohio home, authorities say they uncovered allegations of abuse involving six adopted children. Adoptive parents Julie and Kim Brown-Barfield now face felony charges over claims of beatings, restraint, hot-water punishment, and malnourishment. buff.ly/IFOrEBw 🥚

nbc4i.com

Adoptive parents of six children accused of abuse in south Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Franklin County Children Services have placed six children in their care after two adoptive parents were accused of abuse by two runaway juveniles. According to the Fra…

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Knowing where you come from should not depend on a court order, approval, or luck. Adopted people deserve the same access to their family history as everyone else. Every person deserves to know their own life. 🥚

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Congratulations to MiAnna Gennette of Spring Lake, who recently graduated summa cum laude. A Korean adoptee, Gennette honored the culture she says she had to "personally chase after and find," celebrating a connection to her heritage and identity. buff.ly/zv3yBpr 🥚

woodtv.com

Korean adoptee honors heritage with graduation speech, cap

A Korean adoptee living in Spring Lake honored her heritage in a special way at graduation Wednesday night.

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Adoptee Advocates of Michigan @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Adoptees are up to 10X more likely to be institutionalized than other children. A new investigation examines a for-profit residential treatment center charging up to $20,000 a month, where 90% of residents are adoptees and families describe abuse, neglect, and little oversight. buff.ly/MRMf1FG 🥚