/tags/adoption adoption en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:32:45 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-08-17/court-hears-arguments-in-challenge-of-oregon-gender-identity-rule A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday in a Malheur County woman’s challenge to state adoption policies in a lawsuit that will test the balance of religious freedom and protections for transgender children. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:32:45 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-08-17/court-hears-arguments-in-challenge-of-oregon-gender-identity-rule Ben Botkin /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-04/exchange-exemplar-making-an-overseas-adoption-work Being a parent can induce moments of panic. It can get far more complicated with an adopted child... especially one from another country and another… Thu, 04 Jan 2018 18:45:19 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-04/exchange-exemplar-making-an-overseas-adoption-work Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-09-06/rogue-valley-authors-write-of-open-adoption Adoption used to mean a quiet birth, a transported child, and records about the biological parents sealed under law. That began changing decades ago. Now… Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:56:22 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-09-06/rogue-valley-authors-write-of-open-adoption Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-07-06/exchange-exemplar-make-me-a-mother "Adopt" and "adapt" are such similar words, when you think about it. Susanne Antonetta certainly had to, when she and her husband adopted a baby son from… Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:47:33 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-07-06/exchange-exemplar-make-me-a-mother Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-05-25/exchange-exemplar-carried-in-our-hearts Jane Aronson lives her work. She's a pediatrician who advocates for the adoption of children, has adopted children herself, and works on behalf of the… Thu, 25 May 2017 17:37:24 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-05-25/exchange-exemplar-carried-in-our-hearts Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-25/a-case-for-opening-adoption In earlier days in America, the only acceptable way to handle the unplanned pregnancy of a single woman was to have the baby and give it up in a closed… Fri, 25 Nov 2016 18:46:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-25/a-case-for-opening-adoption Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-05-01/adopted-children-carried-in-our-hearts There are many reasons people adopt children, and many adoptions are now overseas ones. Dr. Jane Aronson is a pediatrician who specializes in adoption;… Thu, 01 May 2014 17:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-05-01/adopted-children-carried-in-our-hearts Geoffrey Riley