As of Thursday, Russia announced that it would be halting all adoptions by Americans. The reasoning behind this sudden decision appears to be the disrupting case of a seven year old boy returned to Russia by himself by his adoptive mother from Tennessee. Pavlov A. Astakhov is the senoir government official of Russia who is responsible for tightening security on Russian adoptions, but he has stated that he does not wish for a permanent adoption band. His goal is to encourage adoptions within the country, and the further regulate adoptions that occur externally. He feels that Russian families wishing to adopt children are being overlooked because foreign adoptions are more profitable. However, 750,000 children in Russia are living in orphanages, and experts fear that without foreign adoptions, there will be no way to liberate them. Over 3,000 American families are in the process of adoption 3,500 Russian children now, but these cases will be held off until new adoption regulations are created and approved. In 2009, Russia was considered the third highest country of American foreign adoptions. But due to 14 Russian children's deaths in America since 1996, Russia feel that both families and the adoption agencies need to be examined more closely before further adoptions can continue. This coming week, American officials plan to meet in Moscow so new rules can be discussed, and hopefully, Russian adoptions by Americans will be able to continue.
Submitted By: Nora Beswick
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