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# Adoption

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'If my daughter was raped I'd never force her to carry a child'
Will new family law impact same-sex marriage vote?
Just two men have been approved to adopt since 2004
So THIS is what a pitbull-dachshund mix looks like
Column: On marriage equality and the red herring of raising children
7 people who would definitely marry their mams if the marriage referendum passes*
'Should we allow mothers to marry their daughters?'
Which countries do Irish people adopt children from the most?
Mother-and-baby home survivors want fully inclusive inquiry into what happened to them
Adoption group urges support for new law to stop adoptees 'feeling like pariahs'
'My son died believing I had rejected him': Philomena Lee calls on Senators to support Adoption Bill
From the streets of Thailand to a living room in Ireland: One dog's story
Column: 'At aged 48, I found out I was adopted. When I found my mother, it was too late'
Philomena Lee deserves an apology from the state: Labour TD
Philomena Lee to tell world conference about her forced adoption in Ireland
Philomena Lee to speak about her experience of forced adoption in Ireland
Mother-and-baby home survivors concerned over ministerial switch-around
Singapore national library to destroy LGBT-themed children's books
International judge should chair mother-and-baby investigation, survivors say
Opinion: It may seem heartless, but we shouldn't fund an inquiry into religious-run homes
Opinion: Adoption, illegitimate children and ‘the bogey of proselytism’ in Catholic Ireland
There are 14 times more Irish people looking to adopt than there are children available
How should Irish adoption laws be changed?
Louth kitten pleas to be rescued from 'randy bitch' in brilliantly odd adoption ad
State 'robbing adoptees of their identities' by denying access to birth certs
Mary Lou McDonald warns that Tuam mass grave could be one of 'dozens'
Mum receives surprise adoption papers from daughter she took in 10 years ago
Children's minister commits to ending the 'trauma' caused by current adoption laws
"For 23 years I lived with pain in my heart that I had lost my own baby"
'A truly remarkable woman': Philomena a 'catalyst' for increase in adoption queries
Government begin bid to allow same-sex couples to adopt
Stop people aged over 42 adopting from another country? That's discriminatory
Give adopted people their records, says the real Philomena
NAMA leaks, Russian adoption, and everything else happening in Leinster House today
UK authorities 'forcibly removed baby from Italian's womb'
Adoption Explainer: What’s the first step to take if you want to trace your parents
Blind puppy and ‘seeing eye’ brother adopted after adorable hug goes viral
Column: A review of guardianship, adoption and surrogacy law is underway, but what can we expect?
This is how Ireland intends to change 'outdated' laws on bringing up children...
Calls for independent investigation into Ireland's illegal adoptions