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Adoption Of Ala'a Eddeen
The Adoption of Ala'a Eddeen is an adoption of a then 9-year-old Iraqi people, Iraqi boy, who could not walk because he had cerebral palsy, by Captain (United States), American Capt. Scott Southworth while he was deployed during the Iraq War. This case became a beginning of the growing campaign for bringing more disabled and orphaned Iraqi children to the United States. In 2007, CNN profiled Scott and Ala'a's story in its ''CNN Heroes, Heroes: An All-Star Tribute''. The story was chosen as one of 6 finalists. Scott Southworth Before his Military deployment, deployment to Iraq Scott Southworth did not own a home, was unmarried, worked long hours, and "squeezed in his service as a national guardsman". Scott's family considered it to be an honor to serve in the military. He continued the tradition set up by the three generations of his predecessors: his great-great-great grandfather, his grandfather and his father. An evangelical Christians, Christian Scott finished law school, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parents to the adoptive parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption, while others used less formal means (notably contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibility (access and custody), parental responsibilities without an accompanying transfer of filiation). Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations. History Antiquity ;Adoption for the well-born While the modern form o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
