International Adoption Holds

For many years I have wanted to adopt a little girl from China. Luckily, I married a guy that not only supports this but wants to adopt another child from a yet to be determined place. As a result we follow stories about changing adoption laws and try to understand what this will mean for us in the future and for parents currently going through the process.

Today I came across this news story. This makes me sad for the hundreds of families going through the difficult and time consuming process of international adoption and also for the hundreds of children that will now either lose a chance at finding a family or have the opportunity delayed. Currently Americans cannot adopt from Cambodia either. These are countries that carry stigmas against orphans. If they are not adopted the stigma may also affect them as adults.

Hopefully this situation will be resolved quickly and these children will be matched with loving homes. For the American parents waiting on a match or to hear if they will be matched with children, I hope they can remain patient until their families are complete.