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| Ethiopia bans foreign adoptions | Ethiopia bans foreign adoptions |
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| Ethiopia has banned the adoption of children by foreigners amid concerns children face abuse and neglect abroad. | |
| Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries for international adoptions by US citizens, accounting for about 20% of the total. | Ethiopia is one of the biggest source countries for international adoptions by US citizens, accounting for about 20% of the total. |
| Celebrities Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among those who have adopted children from Ethiopia. | Celebrities Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are among those who have adopted children from Ethiopia. |
| However, in 2013, a US couple were convicted of killing an adopted Ethiopian girl. | |
| That case triggered a debate about foreign adoption, the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa says. | |
| Two years ago, Denmark also controversially stopped the adoption of children from Ethiopia over what it said were concerns about possible human trafficking cases. | Two years ago, Denmark also controversially stopped the adoption of children from Ethiopia over what it said were concerns about possible human trafficking cases. |
| Lawmakers now say orphans and other vulnerable children should be cared for under locally available support mechanisms in order to protect them. | Lawmakers now say orphans and other vulnerable children should be cared for under locally available support mechanisms in order to protect them. |
| But some MPs said that the country has insufficient local services to cater for vulnerable children. | But some MPs said that the country has insufficient local services to cater for vulnerable children. |
| Ethiopia's international adoptions in numbers: | Ethiopia's international adoptions in numbers: |
| *Source: US Department of State |