Adoption is just one of the many routes that prospective parents (queer or otherwise) can take to form a family. But it is not aways seen as a first option with many choosing to opt for surrogacy, in ...

The government has admitted to the BBC that the adoption system "needs to improve", saying too many parents are currently left isolated in a "system that doesn't understand them". Josh MacAlister, the ...

A charity is calling for an independent review of adoption support in England, warning that the current system is failing adopted children. Adoption UK is urging the Government to create a new ...

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Survivors of forced adoption will get a "full apology on behalf of the state," UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.

Two women, who were adopted as babies, have shared their stories to spotlight the "life-long impact" of adoption. Adele Gardner and Grace Payne feature in a documentary directed by Rwandan-born ...

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