Ukraine Freezes Out of Country Adoptions Due to War | EWTN News Nightly

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In 2020, Ukraine passed China as the leading country from which Americans adopted children. However, since the war started, Ukrainian officials have frozen out of country adoptions due to the stress the war has put on government resources. The situation has left many Ukrainian orphans and adoptees in a vulnerable position, hoping the adoption process can begin again soon. Dr. Rick Morton, an adoptive father of 3 Ukrainian children with special needs and the Senior Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services, joins to set the scene and explain why Ukraine became such a hotspot for Americans to adopt children. Dr. Rick discusses how the war threw the adoption process into chaos and how this impacts Ukrainian orphans and other potential adoptees. He tells us more about what his organization is doing to step in and what avenues they have to get adoptions going again. Dr. Rick fills us in on whether his organization is doing anything to assist the vulnerable population of children that have been taken out of Ukraine by Russia. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf