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Old 10-17-2011, 01:17 PM
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What you deal with a lot in international adoption (and sometimes domestic, especially if the father could be one of many guys) is that there's no way you're going to get any information. Ever. If you want a child, you take it.

Most adopting families I know wanted their child enough to deal with unknowns. Very often, scant or no information is a given. Furthermore, we know of many cases where birthparents have lied about their medical history.

It's a choice--do you want this child enough to deal with no information or the fact that it may be unreliable? Potential adopters, especially if they've been trying to give birth and/or adopt for years, are going to say, "YES!! When can I have her? Yesterday?"
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