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title: What We're Reading: State Department Chokes International Adoption
description: A petition was launched on the Whitehouse.gov website, giving voice to the concerns about the future of international adoption and the children impacted by the continued reduction in adoptions to the U.S.  Sign the petition today.
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# [What We're Reading: State Department Chokes International Adoption](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/state-department-chokes-international-adoption)

 Written by [Heidi Bruegel Cox](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/author/heidi-bruegel-cox) | 3/20/18, 6:14 PM

Yesterday, [The Federalist](http://thefederalist.com) published an article regarding the State Department making international adoption rarer and more expensive than ever to consolidate government control over private agencies. Please read ["Bucking Trump Deregulation Agenda, State Department Chokes International Adoption"](http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/19/bucking-trump-deregulation-agenda-state-department-chokes-international-adoption/). 

On March 17, 2018, a [petition](https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/save-adoptions-reverse-80-decline-intercountry-adoptions-and-solve-us-international-adoption-crisis) was launched on the Whitehouse.gov website, giving voice to the concerns about the future of international adoption and the children impacted by the continued reduction in adoptions to the U.S.  

For additional information about the issues, visit NCFA.

[View full post](https://blog.adoptionsbygladney.com/state-department-chokes-international-adoption)

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