Published Articles & Op Eds

Published in journals, magazines, newspapers, newetters and online:

• Riben, M. (2011). Repeal the Seal! AAC Decree, Summer, Vo. 28/No. 2 Pp 8-10.
• Riben, M. (2011). Gov. Christie: Obstructionist on adoptee rights, The Home News Tribune, July 8, Asbury Park Press, July 8.
• Riben, M. (2011). Adoption 'rights' should not protect mothers. MyCentralJersey.com, May 20.
• Riben, M. (2011). More work to do on adoptee access. AsburyParkPress.com, May 13.
• Riben, M. (2011). The Ironies of Adoption. American Adoption Congress Decree, Spring, Vol. 28, Bo 1, p. 6-7.
  
• Riben, M. (2010). American Adoption Access Laws and Policies are Upside Down and Backwards. American Adoption Congress Decree, fall, Vol. 22/No.4, P. 3-4
• Riben, M. (2010). Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics and Baby Selling? Bartholet's Pro-Adoption Extremism is Anti Child and Family. OpEd News, Dec.
• Riben, M. (2010). American Adoption Access Laws and Policies are Upside Down and Backwards. American Adoption Congress Decree, Fall, Vol 27. No. 4, pp 3-5.
  
• Riben, M. (2010). Facing the real issues in international adoption. Russia Beyond the Headlines. May 21
• Riben, M.. (2010). Adopting Haitian Orphans: Saving Children or Repeating Unsecuesful History? Conducive magazine. Feb/Mar
• Riben, M. (2010). Will we repeat a sad history in Haiti? The Times of Trenton,Jan 26.
  
• Riben, M. (2010) "Tragedy Exploited: A Sad History Repeating Itself in Haiti" DissidentVoice, Jan, 21; Humanitarian Texts, Jan 23.
• Riben, M. "Who are the 143 Million Orphans?" Conducive magazine, Jan/Feb 2010.
• Riben, M. "Prophecy, Proselytizing and Profit: Adopting Christian Soldiers" DissidentVoice.org, Jan 1, 2010.
  
• Riben, M. "Suffer The Children: The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable", DissidentVoice, Nov. 23, 2009.
• Riben, M. (2009). "Fraud and Kidnapping Casts a Cloud on Guatemalan Adoptions" Adoption Today, Dec.
• Riben, M. and Wright, B. (2009) "Reverse Robinhoodism: Pitting Poor Against Affluent Women in the Adoption Industry," Conducive Magazine, Oct/Nov, reprinted, April, 2011.
  
• Riben, M. (2009). "Madonna and Child Adoption Ethics: Rights versus Profit." May, Associated Content.
• Riben, M. (2008) "Helping Adoptive Parents Understand the Role of Families of Origin: From the Viewpoint of a Mother who Lost a Child to Adoption." Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform, PEAR-NOW.blogspot.com, Feb 13.
• Riben, M. (2008). "JUNO: Separating Fact from Fiction." OpEd News, Feb. 17.
• Riben, M. (2008). "The Juno Mystique: Separating Fact from Fiction," Associated Content, Feb. 15.
• Riben M. (2008). "States' sealed records discriminate against adoptees, families." USA Today, Feb. 25.
• Riben, M. (2008). "Great Expectations for Young Mothers," OpEd News, July 5.
• Riben, M. (2008). "Michael Moore Blows it on This One!" OpEd News, May, 27.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Pro-Life/Anti-Family," Associated Content, Dec. 31.
• Riben, M. (2007). "When Pro-Life is Anti-Family," OpEd News, Dec. 31.
• Riben, M. (2007). "The Baby Chase Pits Women Against Women: Who Deserves to Parent?" Associated Content, Dec. 22.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Adoption: Pitting Women Against Women," Op Ed News, Dec. 22.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Rethinking Adoption: The Role of the Religious Right," OpEd News, Nov. 11.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Is Promoting Adoption Healthy and Wise?" Associated Content, Aug. 13.
• Riben, M. (2007)."Family Secrets," OpEd News, July 27.
• Riben, M.(2007). "Family Secrets Exploited," Associated Content, July 25.
  
• Riben, M. (2007). "Revictimizing Victims," OpEd News, July 4.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Never Ending Abuse: Masha Allen," Associated Content, July 4.
  
• Riben, M. (2007). "Creating Motherless Children: Wombs for Rent," Associated Content, May 21.
• Riben, M. (2007). "A Mothers' Day Letter to Angelina Jolie," OpEd News, May 13.
• Riben, M. (2007). "All In One Day's News," OpEd News, May 6.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Guilty Until Proven Innocent; The Dark Side of Adoption," OpEd News, May 3.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Childless Mother: Guilty Until Proven Innocent." CounterCurrents, May 3.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Adoption And The Role of The Religious Right," CounterCurrents, Nov. 4.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Big Business in Baby Adoption: The Child Commodities Market," CounterCurrents, April 25
• Riben, M. (2007). "Adoption: The Child Commodities Market is Big Business," Associated Content, May 1.
• Riben, M. (2007). "Adoption And The Role of The Religious Right," CounterCurrents, Nov. 4
• Riben, M. (2007). "Babies and Big Business: The Child Commodities Market," OpEd News, April 25, 2007, CounterCurrents, April 25.
• Riben, M. (2006). "Rickie Solinger Speaks On Adoption" (Interview with historian and author), Communicator, IA: Des Moines, Concerned United Birthparents, Spring, cover story.
• Riben, M. (2006). “Dear Bastards: Demand Equality!” Bastard Quarterly, Bastard Nation, Vol. 8, No 1, Spring/Summer.
• Riben, M. (1995). "Open Adoption: Optimum or Oxymoron," Adoption Therapist, Dallas, TX: Hope Cottage, Vol. 4, No. 2, Fall, 13-16.
• Riben, M. (1995). "A Perspective on Family Preservation," Decree, American Adoption Congress, Summer, p.5.
• Riben, M. (1995). "Between the Lines: Seeking True Culpability," Communicator, IA: Des Moines, Concerned United Birthparents, July/Aug, 16-17.
• Riben, M. (1994). "Dealing With Death, "Adoption Therapist, Dallas, TX: Hope Cottage, Vol. 6, No. 4, Fall, 5-8.
• Riben, M. (1992). "A Last Resort: Adoption should be a solution that suits children, not childless couples." Utne Reader, Nov/Dec, Vol. 4, 53-54.
• Riben, M. (1991). "Adoption not Abortion?" Chain of Life, CA: Berkeley. Nov/Dec. Issue # 16, 6.
• Riben, M. (1992). "A Last Resort: Adoption should be a solution that suits children, not childless couples." Social Issues Review Series, Vol. 4.
• Riben, M. (1990). "Adoption: A Women's Issue," Chain of Life, CA: Berkeley Issue #5, January/February, p 4.
• Riben, M. (1991). "A Last Resort: Adoption should be a solution that suits children, not childless couples." Macrocosm USA, 147.
• Riben, M. (1991) "Adoption not Abortion." CUB Communicator, Nov/Dec, 1991, p. 6.
  
• Riben, M. (1988) "Class and Discrimination in the Denial of Adoptees Equal Rights in Adoption" in The Case For Open Records, A Source Book for Political Action. J. Sweely (Ed.) University Press of America, Inc., Waltham, MA. In Press.
• Riben, M. (1987). "Jews and Adoption," The Jewish Press, NY: Brooklyn, Jan. 23-29.
• Riben, M. (1987) "Coping with the Heartbreak of Loosing a Child to Adoption," Jersey Woman, May/June.
• Riben, M. (1987) "Adoption May Not be the Best Option," Suburban Parent, May.
• Riben, M. (1984). "The Cabbage Patch Phenomenon: More Than Just Kids' Stuff," The Women's Newspaper of Princeton, Feb. 12-13
• Riben, M. (1983). "Adoption: A Circle of Love", Mothering, Winter 1983
• Riben, M. (1983). "The Sealed Record Controversy," The Women's Newspaper of Princeton, May.
• Riben, M. (1983). "The Changing Climate of Foster Care," The Women's Newspaper of Princeton, Aug.
• Riben, M. (1981). "They Call Us Birth Mothers," Family Journal, July.
• Riben, M. (1980). "The Midwife as a Working Mother." Mothering, No. 17, Fall, 65.

• Riben, M. (2008). Review of Birthmark by Lorriane Dusky, Mothers in Action, Origins-USA, Winter.
• Riben, M. (2001). "Review of Adoption and Loss: The Hidden Grief by Evelyn Burns Robinson, Bastard Quarterly, Winter Bastard Nation
• Riben, M. (1995). "Open Adoption: Differing Experiences," review of The Open Adoption Experience by L.R. Melina and S.K. Roszia, Chain of Life, Winter.
• Riben, M. (1991). "Review of What Lisa Knew," by Joyce Johnson. Communicator, IA: Des Moines, Concerned United Birthparents, June/July.
• Riben, M. (1990). "Review of Recreating Motherhood" by Gena Corea. Communicator, IA: Des Moines, Concerned United Birthparents, Nov., p 3.
• Riben, M. (1990). "Review of Birth Bond" by Gediman and Brown. Communicator, IA: Des Moines, Concerned United Birthparents, March.
• Riben, M. (1989). "Review of Lethal Secrets" by Annette Baran, Communicator, IA: Des Moines, Concerned United Birthparents, Nov., p 12.

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