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I took some heat for my position on international adoptions in third world nations, specific to a story about Guatemala suspending international adoptions. Well yesterday Guatemalan legislators approved a new law that tightens adoptions, while allowing pending cases — mostly involving U.S. couples — to go through without meeting stricter requirements. The new requirements comply with international law, specifically the Hague Convention, that was designed to protect adopted children from human trafficking.

The Central American country sent 4,135 children to the U.S. last year, making it the largest source of babies for American families after China.

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