Adoption issues alert

[gement]

I usually don't rage, rage against the madness of the system publicly, but I think this one needs to be spread further, since I know a few families who have been considering adoption. All of those families care very, very deeply about keeping families together if possible.

Please check carefully and be aware that, international or domestic, there's a very high risk of stolen babies, even if the paperwork looks clean. Moominmuppet's link roundup is succinct. This doesn't apply to the hard to adopt, the sick/disabled/HIV-positive/abused kids who are old enough to talk. But it sounds like healthy infants are nearly a no-go.

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[gement.livejournal.com]

Yay! Yes, I had a three year old foster sister for a year. She made us crazy (and we eventually had to find another place for her because her birth mother was being scary and the judge wouldn't terminate custody), but she was family and she was wonderful.

Making loving homes for people who actually need them is a great great good.