UPDATE: Poland – PEAR’s Cautionary Statement on Adoption from Poland

PEAR’s Cautionary Statement on Adoptions from Poland Over the past four months PEAR has received numerous complaints and requests for assistance from families who are in the process of adopting from Poland or who have completed a recent adoption from Poland. The majority of these situations involved inaccurate, incomplete, or falsified medical and psychosocial histories of the children to be …

PEAR releases Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights

Link to Adoptive Parents Bill of Rights updated May 14, 2010 PEAR has released the Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights. It can be accessed at http://www.pear-now.org/APBillofRights.pdf PEAR’s Prospective Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights is available on our website at http://www.pear-now.org/PAPBillofRights.pdf Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org

Prospective Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights

Competent Providers: Prospective adoptive parents have the right to an adoption service provider with appropriate high-quality adoption services. Prospective adoptive parents have the right to receive a complete list of qualifications of all providers of adoption-related services. Qualifications include both adoption-related education and training. Ethical Program: Prospective adoptive parents have the right to an ethical and economical adoption program. Prospective …

PEAR Winter Newsletter, March 2009

Winter Newsletter, March 2009 From the Board We are pleased to formally introduce our two newest Board members, Pamela Veazie and Kim Kennedy. Pamela Veazie joins the board as both our Membership and Post Adoption Services and Support Chairs. Pam believes that adoption preparation for prospective parents and post-adoption support for health issues is completely inadequate. The lack of insurance …