Thursday, January 04, 2007
Clarification and UPDATE A judge this afternoon granted a bail release to Allison Quets, 49, who was arrested at a home in downtown Ottawa lasRe Quets
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From The OriginsUSA Board of Directors
January 1, 2007
OriginsUSA does not hold an official position on the flight to Canada of
Allison Quets with her twins. Individual members of OUSA may or may not
support Ms. Quets as is their right as individuals. Implications of this
case, however, are beyond the mission statement of OUSA.
OUSA does believe that the entire situation could have been avoided if there
were adequate legal protections from predatory adoption practices in place
for pregnant American women.
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As of this moment it is unclear what Origins Canada official position is on this, but they are NOT planning a demonstration at the Ottawa courthouse.
It appears that I reported inaccurately, based on mis-information that they had dropped their support of Quets based on her manner of conception.
The official statement above makes good sense as an organizational statement due to the line crossed of possible illegality in the alleged kidnapping. However, inasmuch as the adoption was never finalized - despite the press insisting on using the surname of the perspective adopters for the children - and in view of the fact that it was contested within 12 hours...the courts will have to decide if in fact a mother can kidnap her own children. It is because of the questionable state of the unfinalized adoption that Quets had unsupervised visitation. And she reason to fear that once it was finalized the adpters would not only stop her visitation, but would also move.
The one who got this story totally right, IMO is the Ottawa Sun: "Adoption under the microscope: The fate of Allison Quets and the twins she birthed has raised questions about the fairness of procedures"
They get to the heart of the issue reporting:
"After conceiving Holly and Tyler Needham through in vitro fertilization, Quets signed adoption papers for the twins six weeks after their birth but changed her mind 12 hours after her fateful decision. In Ontario, birth mothers have a total of 28 days to revoke consent on an adoption, including an initial seven-day waiting period immediately after the birth. For decades, lawmakers have debated the most appropriate length of time birth mothers should have to reconsider the adoption of their baby."
This is what it's all about! It's not about kidnapping or her method of conception: It's about coercing mothers out of their babies! What happened to Allison Quets - prior to her resorting to taking the law into her own hands - is in direct conflict with good, decent, moral, ethical adoption practices! THIS is what needs to be focused on!
From The OriginsUSA Board of Directors
January 1, 2007
OriginsUSA does not hold an official position on the flight to Canada of
Allison Quets with her twins. Individual members of OUSA may or may not
support Ms. Quets as is their right as individuals. Implications of this
case, however, are beyond the mission statement of OUSA.
OUSA does believe that the entire situation could have been avoided if there
were adequate legal protections from predatory adoption practices in place
for pregnant American women.
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As of this moment it is unclear what Origins Canada official position is on this, but they are NOT planning a demonstration at the Ottawa courthouse.
It appears that I reported inaccurately, based on mis-information that they had dropped their support of Quets based on her manner of conception.
The official statement above makes good sense as an organizational statement due to the line crossed of possible illegality in the alleged kidnapping. However, inasmuch as the adoption was never finalized - despite the press insisting on using the surname of the perspective adopters for the children - and in view of the fact that it was contested within 12 hours...the courts will have to decide if in fact a mother can kidnap her own children. It is because of the questionable state of the unfinalized adoption that Quets had unsupervised visitation. And she reason to fear that once it was finalized the adpters would not only stop her visitation, but would also move.
The one who got this story totally right, IMO is the Ottawa Sun: "Adoption under the microscope: The fate of Allison Quets and the twins she birthed has raised questions about the fairness of procedures"
They get to the heart of the issue reporting:
"After conceiving Holly and Tyler Needham through in vitro fertilization, Quets signed adoption papers for the twins six weeks after their birth but changed her mind 12 hours after her fateful decision. In Ontario, birth mothers have a total of 28 days to revoke consent on an adoption, including an initial seven-day waiting period immediately after the birth. For decades, lawmakers have debated the most appropriate length of time birth mothers should have to reconsider the adoption of their baby."
This is what it's all about! It's not about kidnapping or her method of conception: It's about coercing mothers out of their babies! What happened to Allison Quets - prior to her resorting to taking the law into her own hands - is in direct conflict with good, decent, moral, ethical adoption practices! THIS is what needs to be focused on!
A judge this afternoon granted a bail release to Allison Quets. She was ordered to reside until Monday with former Renfrew police chief Robert Thompson, who posted a $5,000 bond. On Monday, Quets is expected to surrender to Ottawa police and then be returned to the U.S.
An FBI warrant was issued for Quetts’ arrest after she failed to return the 17-month-old twins to their adoptive parents in North Carolina on Christmas Eve.
# posted by Senior Mom @ 11:16 AM 
