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Adoptive parents speak up over mother who sent back Russian boy
They blame adoption agencies rather than her, saying parents are often misled and left to deal with extreme problems without training or options.
By Bonnie Miller Rubin
April 14, 2010 | 2:34 p.m.
Reporting from Chicago
To many, the act seemed callous, even abusive: A Tennessee woman sent her 7-year-old adoptive son home to Russia alone last week, with a note that she no longer wanted him.
Although the episode has been roundly condemned and authorities are investigating whether any laws were broken, adoptive parents of troubled children are speaking out. Rather than condemn Torry Hansen, 33, they castigate adoption agencies that do not always accurately describe a child’s troubled past, leaving families to manage extreme problems without training or options.
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