Why do people adopt from other countries ?

Randy B

Since we are all citizens of the world, first and foremost, it makes sense that some would act globally while some act locally. My wife and I chose to adopt internationally while we were living overseas in India. We had three years there to experience the culture and see the scope of the need for homes for homeless children.

At the end of our time overseas we returned home and we eventually had a biological child. Almost 13 years later we chose to adopt again only this time we did it through domestic foster care.

I have no problems with people who choose to adopt overseas, mainly because I have seen the conditions in many overseas countries. Yes, there are some countries with problem systems however that does not mean that all international adoptions are problematic. I know the situation my daughter was adopted from and I know the quality of life she enjoys now and I've never regretted it for a moment.

Looney Tunes

Honestly, because most people adopting from other countries want BABIES or TODDLERS.

The children in the US who are in foster care are mostly older than 5 years old. In fact, the average age of children in foster care is 8.
People don't want these children....they want a "blank-slate baby."

And for those that say other countries are worse conditions to live in compared to the US - WAKE UP!. Poverty in the US is horrendus. Applachia on the east coast is so poor that people don't have running water, toilets, food, clothes. In the inner cities, kids eat out of garbage cans an poop in the hallways. WAKE UP!

swimmer girl

In the U.S. after adopting a child, the birth parents have an entire year to claim the child back. I could not imagine the heart break if I had to give a child back, after nurturing and loving it for a year or more!!

Penny P

I can't speak for anyone but myself. I'll tell you why my husband and I chose international adoption. Two of our friends had horrendous failed adoptions in the US where the children were with them and then taken away because the parents changed their minds. The kids were sent back to live with birth parents, one single mother who had no job and was living in poverty and the other who just was released from prison. We didn't want to go through the heartache of having that happen to us - AND the children we want to adopt. Sometimes the system doesn't work in the U.S......for the kids or the parents

KAYLEIJH :]

ohh.hii all this guys are talkin about buying, it is not buying yes of course you have to pay a fee but this doesnt mean your buying a kid...!!! fees paid during the course of this process are not to "buy" a child. rather fees are for services to ensure the integrity of the process and keep corruption away.

someRenoGuy

Glad you ask because I just happen to know the answer. A couple of years back (in the US). There was a couple who got their adopted child taken away by the birth parent. This is after the couple had raised the child from birth to three years old. They were the only parents the child knew. But despite signing an agreement, the idiot judge and mother were able to take away the child. This case had a chilling effect on adoption in the US. adopting from overseas (China for example) do not have this problem.

Rachel

there are millions of kids all over the world that are a lot less fortunate than a lot of babies here.

debra p

Because it is TOO HARD and takes TOO LONG in the USA. They ask all kinds of stupid questions and have all kinds of "requirements" e.g, this child should have no siblings, one sibling, a male sibling, a younger female sibling, etc.,etc. as if a birth child has those choices. STupid social workers and too much red tape.
Everyone that I know started adoptinging and wanted to adopt in the USA and gave up after two years or so.

darcymc

you have to be rich to adopt a healthy baby in the US ( you have to be very rich to adopt a white healthy baby in the US )
babies are cheaper in say Guatemala
now if you want to adopt a toddler or older child or a child with some sort of handicap then yes you cant beat the prices in the good old USA

SoccerPlaya

because the chinese have a strict limit on how many children you can have... so adopting from china keeps the orphanages in china from overcrowding.

Cut Throat B****

Because it is faster, easier, and sometimes cheaper.

hughwj_06

to help out other countries who cannot

G B

Many other countries have less adoption rules and regulations than the United States and many countries have more unwanted children. China for example had rules about the maximum number of children allowed in each family and boys are more desirable. This means there was a surplus of girls and their requirements for adoption were less stringent. Many US citizens that are tired of waiting on US adoption lists and go to a foreign country to increase their chances or shorten their wait. Some of these countries are now changing their policies to more closely align with the US.

TIM

My brother sister and myself were all adopted.
I am the eldest and it took about 6 months for the adoption to be complete (1964). My brother (7 years younger) took over 3 years.
Foreign countries (many of them) have a 'pay here and take your baby' attitude. It takes so much less time.

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