41.   The measure was a compromise worked out by both houses of parliament after Yeltsin in December vetoed stricter legislation banning all intermediaries from the foreign adoption process.

42.   Theriot legally represents the adoptive couple in the adoption process.

43.   They would also reduce the number of intermediary adoption agencies that operate around the country, which often tie up the bureaucracy surrounding the adoption process.

44.   While demanding the personal participation of prospective foreign parents in the adoption process, the new version adds that they can also use proxies and interpreters.

45.   Wecker said on Thursday she no longer wanted to go through with the adoption and had lost trust in the adoption process.