Same-sex parents now account for 1 in 10 adoptions
Its great that people are coming forward to give these unwanted products of "pro lifers" a home.
Say Tainted Pommy, what is the average time it takes to find someone willing to take a baby?
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The couple's adoption agency initially suggested that they build a website to introduce themselves to birth parents. But they hesitated -- until an expected six- to 12-month wait for a baby grew longer and longer.
Now 21 months into the process, the Glavas' website (
www.glavasadopt.com) is part of a broader online effort to connect with birth families that includes Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, a blog and Internet advertising. "A longer wait requires more resources," says Susan, 44, a manager for her family's tech support business in Orange County, California.
International adoptions, once a popular route for many American families, have declined dramatically in recent years as foreign governments have tightened adoption regulations, or, as in the case of Russia in late December, banned them altogether. Adoptive parents, especially those seeking newborns, are turning to domestic options instead, but they're finding stiff competition, long wait times and costs up to $40,000, experts say.
The National Council For Adoption reports a steady decline in the number of babies put up for adoption over the past several decades. Some 18,078 infants were adopted in 2007, the last time a count was reported. Nearly all were private adoptions.
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Longer wait times, higher costs for U.S. adoptions
Wasit, you mean people have to wait for years to be ABLE to adopt?
Doesn't that mean you're a ******* liar? Leftist...
So what we have here is PRIORITY given to homosexuals.