While orphanages in China have as many as two million children, only about ten thousand are being adopted annually. China has put forward stringent new rules for adoptive parents. These rules go into effect May 1, 2007. Many American prospective adoptive parents, who adopt 80% of the children who are adopted from China, are upset about the new rules. Is it better for a child to grow up in an orphanage or with a loving adult or adults in a family?
Can we now focus on the thousands of children available for adoption right here in America? We have two in our house! There are myths that must be confronted. People think it is more expensive. Not true! People think that there is more bureaucratic red tape. That may no longer be true either. Come on people, let's take care of our own orphans!
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