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The Donaldson Adoption Institute's mission is to provide leadership that improves adoption laws, policies and practices - through sound research, education and advocacy - in order to better the lives of everyone touched by adoption. In order to achieve its goals, the Institute conducts and synthesizes research; offers education to inform public opinion; promotes ethical practices and legal reforms; and works to translate policy into action.
Specifically, the Institute improves the lives of people touched by adoption through many avenues:
- Offering lawmakers reliable information and practical perspectives to improve adoption laws
- Providing the media with a trusted source of information
- Encouraging employer support for adoption
- Reducing barriers that impede adoption of children who need permanent families
- Researching policies and practices that affect adoption
- Educating policymakers and the public about the importance of giving adopted people access to information about their origins
- Developing a legal framework to ensure access to genetic information and a clear delineation of parental responsibility for children born through reproductive technology
- Promoting ethical standards for adoption professionals
Learn more at
adoptioninstitute.org/index.php
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