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DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 6, 1991                   TAG: 9102060223
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BUCHAREST, ROMANIA                                LENGTH: Short

ROMANIAN PROCEDURES LIKELY TO SLOW ADOPTIONS

New adoption procedures go into effect Wednesday that could put an end to Romania's dubious distinction of being one of the West's primary markets for adoptions.

A quarter-century of rule by Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who banned birth control and abortion, left Romania with more than 100,000 unwanted children in state institutions, as well as impoverished families willing to offer their children for adoption.

According to new regulations that begin Wednesday, all adoption requests must first be approved by a new government committee before being submitted to local courts.

- Associated Press 


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