Mother and child reunion; birth parents and adoptees push for more openness

Article Abstract:

Singer Joni Mitchell's reunion with the daughter she gave up for adoption has drawn public attention to whether adoptees and their birth parents should be reunited. Although most adoptees want to know at least basic genetic information about their birth families, most adoption records remain secret in Canada.

Laws, regulations and rules, Cover Story, Identification and classification, Birthparents, Birth parents, Adoption, Adoptees

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The scourge of wife abuse

Article Abstract:

The incidence of spouse abuse seems to have become more public and prevalent in the 1990s. Well-known cases, such as the Paul Bernardo sex-murder case and the O.J. Simpson case have caused the media to focus on the crime. Although abuse of women is more publicized, incidents continue to increase.

Social aspects, Cases, Abused women, Wife abuse, Conjugal violence

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