English:
Dear Members of Parliament,
Dear Members of the Senate,
We would like to humbly request to hear from us regarding the proposed adoption law that is under your consideration to be voted into law.
We represent the adoptive parents who have had the honor in the past to adopt a child, are currently in the process of adopting a child or are wanting to adopt a child from Haiti.
We come from many different countries, France, United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Argentina, Switzerland, Ireland and Great Britain.
We have a heart and love for the children of Haiti and consider it an honor to be able to raise a Haitian child as our own child, to provide that child with a loving home, a good education, medicalc are, and all his/her needs.
However, with the proposed adoption law as it is written currently,many families would be prevented from adopting because of the two-child-limit. We would like to humbly propose that the child-limit be increased to four children.
In order to adopt internationally, no matter what country we are from, we all have to go through similar steps to get adoption approval from our respective countries. One of those steps is an examination of our finanical records, visits to our homes, interviews with friends, family members or employers, etc. to ensure that the family can financially and emotionally provide for an additional child or children. If the family would not be able to provide such care to the additional child or children, then our respective governments would not give the prospective adoptive family permission to adopt a child or children from Haiti.
Reducing the number of children in the prospective adoptive family to two children would severely decrease the number of families that can adopt from Haiti. This child limit would prevent many abandoned or orphaned Haitian children from being adopted into loving homes.
We plead with you to reconsider this issue and humbly request for you to increase the number of children to four children.
Thank you and may God bless you.
FRENCH:
Chers Membres du parlement,
Chers Membres du S
I really thought this might just be a small group of us shouting into the wind but then I woke up to all these notifications and my heart just dropped because it is actually happening. It is genuinely wild to see people from all over the world connecting over this one specific issue which honestly feels like such a huge deal for these kids.
January 11, 2008
I have been reading through all your stories about the families you are trying to build and honestly it is overwhelming to realize how many of us are just waiting on a decision that changes everything. People keep asking me what the next move is but I am still processing the messages arriving in my inbox because the sheer amount of love people have for these children is just staggering right now.
Reached 100 supporters
January 9, 2008
6 Comments
M
Marc Preston
18 years ago
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Ridiculous. We already passed our home study and background checks. Why are they trying to stop us from helping these kids?
J
Julie Taylor
18 years ago
Featured
PLEASE CHANGE THIS. We are in the process right now and this could ruin everything for our family.
D
David Turner
18 years ago
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The government needs to stop blocking adoption. These children need stable homes and we are ready to provide that.
E
Elena Mitchell
18 years ago
Featured
My heart breaks for the children waiting. Let us give them a home please.
S
Sarah Das
18 years ago
Featured
This limit makes absolutely no sense. My family has plenty of love and room for more kids. Please reconsider this outdated policy.
T
Tom Barnes
18 years ago
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Bureaucracy is getting in the way of actual human lives. Fix the law.
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English:
Dear Members of Parliament,
Dear Members of the Senate,
We would like to humbly request to hear from us regarding the proposed adoption law that is under your consideration to be voted into law.
We represent the adoptive parents who have had the honor in the past to adopt a child, are currently in the process of adopting a child or are wanting to adopt a child from Haiti.
We come from many different countries, France, United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Argentina, Switzerland, Ireland and Great Britain.
We have a heart and love for the children of Haiti and consider it an honor to be able to raise a Haitian child as our own child, to provide that child with a loving home, a good education, medicalc are, and all his/her needs.
However, with the proposed adoption law as it is written currently,many families would be prevented from adopting because of the two-child-limit. We would like to humbly propose that the child-limit be increased to four children.
In order to adopt internationally, no matter what country we are from, we all have to go through similar steps to get adoption approval from our respective countries. One of those steps is an examination of our finanical records, visits to our homes, interviews with friends, family members or employers, etc. to ensure that the family can financially and emotionally provide for an additional child or children. If the family would not be able to provide such care to the additional child or children, then our respective governments would not give the prospective adoptive family permission to adopt a child or children from Haiti.
Reducing the number of children in the prospective adoptive family to two children would severely decrease the number of families that can adopt from Haiti. This child limit would prevent many abandoned or orphaned Haitian children from being adopted into loving homes.
We plead with you to reconsider this issue and humbly request for you to increase the number of children to four children.
Thank you and may God bless you.
FRENCH:
Chers Membres du parlement,
Chers Membres du S
I really thought this might just be a small group of us shouting into the wind but then I woke up to all these notifications and my heart just dropped because it is actually happening. It is genuinely wild to see people from all over the world connecting over this one specific issue which honestly feels like such a huge deal for these kids.
January 11, 2008
I have been reading through all your stories about the families you are trying to build and honestly it is overwhelming to realize how many of us are just waiting on a decision that changes everything. People keep asking me what the next move is but I am still processing the messages arriving in my inbox because the sheer amount of love people have for these children is just staggering right now.
Reached 100 supporters
January 9, 2008
6 Comments
M
Marc Preston
18 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous. We already passed our home study and background checks. Why are they trying to stop us from helping these kids?
J
Julie Taylor
18 years ago
Featured
PLEASE CHANGE THIS. We are in the process right now and this could ruin everything for our family.
D
David Turner
18 years ago
Featured
The government needs to stop blocking adoption. These children need stable homes and we are ready to provide that.
E
Elena Mitchell
18 years ago
Featured
My heart breaks for the children waiting. Let us give them a home please.
S
Sarah Das
18 years ago
Featured
This limit makes absolutely no sense. My family has plenty of love and room for more kids. Please reconsider this outdated policy.
T
Tom Barnes
18 years ago
Featured
Bureaucracy is getting in the way of actual human lives. Fix the law.
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Ridiculous. We already passed our home study and background checks. Why are they trying to stop us from helping these kids?