Nearly 300 children in the nation’s orphanages over the past two years could not be put up for adoption because consent from their biological parents could not be obtained, a welfare ministry survey showed Thursday.
Under civil law, consent is required by the “special adoption” guidelines used to grant a child the same legal rights as the adopting parents’ biological children under the national family registry system.
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