Ever wanted to send your kid back to where they came from? Well a US single mom from Tennessee actually sent her 7-year-old son back to Moscow with a note saying she no longer wanted him.
The Foreign Minisiter, Sergei Lavrov, said that this is the "last straw" in a montage of bad adoptions and has threatened to suspend adoption privileges for American families. This last straw is resulting in creating international agreement on adoptions. There were plans before this weeks incident for a team from the State Department to visit and address adoption issues.
About 1,600 Russian children were adopted last year by US families and all further adoptions must wait until an accord has been reached.
Want a surprising tid-bit? At least 15 Russian children have been killed by their US parents since the mid-1900s, but up to 15 children adopted by Russian parents die every year. It doesn't matter who the fingers are being pointed at, one thing is apparent: reform is needed in rules that affect adopted children.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/adoption-flap-not-expected-to-last-long/403850.html
