TRIADOPTION ® Library, Inc. - CA ~ Pg 369-480
TRIADOPTION ® Library, Inc. - CA ~ Pg 369-480
TRIADOPTION ® Library, Inc. - CA ~ Pg 369-480
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UP FOR<br />
ADOPTION<br />
Little People a specia<br />
kind. of babies<br />
At BabyLand General Hospital in Cleveland, Ga.,<br />
there is astaff of 130 trained "doctors" and "nurses," a1<br />
specializing in. the same field: "delivering babies."<br />
These unique babies don't wet, won't have k go to pollege,<br />
don't run up the family food bill, and best yet, they<br />
don't .. talk back.<br />
Babies? Little People soft sculpture babies, that is.<br />
They are one-of -a- kind babies, handstitched to birth,<br />
even come complete with birth certificate. But they<br />
cannot be bought - only adopted!<br />
Just like realbabies, Little People are either found in<br />
a Cabbage Patch or delivered by the Stork. "We believe<br />
the birds and bees are a big help too," said the designer -<br />
physician of the Little People, Xavier Roberts, better<br />
knowh as chief -of-staff.,<br />
When asked who adopts the Little People, Roberts<br />
replied, "Well. 90% are adopted by adults. But I have<br />
also fourid that children and sinlgles.make terrific parents."<br />
"Ado-'<br />
start at $125. an-5-<br />
w e adopted out in the past two years,<br />
The babies are not merely playthings; they're an investment<br />
as well. Being signed in limited editions, the<br />
Little People are a col!ector's prize. The blue of the<br />
first limited edition of babies has quadrupled in the past<br />
two years.<br />
The babies are available at Calamity Janes, 5556 E.<br />
Santa Ana Canyon had, Anaheim Hills. Store hours<br />
are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. and 10<br />
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Call 974-7200 for more information.<br />
( What's Your )<br />
1 Verdict? I<br />
By PAUL LEVINE, J.D.<br />
Copley Syndicate<br />
Frank and Joan are both<br />
mentally retarded, but<br />
their 3-year-old daughter<br />
has normal intelligence. A<br />
state agency files suit to<br />
take their daughter away<br />
and place her for adoption,<br />
claiming it is'in "the best<br />
interest of the child."<br />
A court-appointed lawyer<br />
objects, saying that the<br />
state must prove neglect or<br />
mistreatment of the child<br />
before she can be 'taken<br />
away.<br />
You're the judge and<br />
jury. What's your verdict?<br />
(1) The retarded couple<br />
loses becaw their child<br />
,will be better off if she is<br />
raised by parents of normal<br />
intelligence.<br />
(2) The couple keeps<br />
theik daughter becai~se<br />
they have done nothing to<br />
justify termination of their<br />
parental rights.<br />
(3) The couple may keep<br />
their daughter if Joan agrees<br />
to be sterilized to prevent<br />
future births:<br />
a<br />
If you selected (21, your<br />
judgment is affirmed. It is<br />
not enough to prove simply<br />
that the child will be better<br />
off in another home. That<br />
might apply to many<br />
families. Without some<br />
proof of neglect or unfitness,<br />
the state cannot take<br />
the child away.<br />
(Based on a 1980 New<br />
York case.)<br />
Jordan's Queen Noor was expecting<br />
any day, but that didn't stop the plucky<br />
Princeton-educated former Lisa Halaby<br />
from her royal responsibilities. She<br />
and King Husssin received Frsrnce's<br />
visiting President Val6r-y Giscard<br />
dlEstaing and his wife, Anne-Ayrnone,<br />
at the Amman airport. Noor's longanticipated<br />
child (she suffered a<br />
I miscarriage last year) will be their first<br />
I<br />
and the fourth in line to the throne if it<br />
is a boy. The king has one adopted child<br />
and seven children by his three previous<br />
wives.<br />
'Wber,un ipu on5<br />
k e OW mother:
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