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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
I don't. What happened?
And thanks everyone for your insightful posts. I find the story to be disturbing on so many levels.
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Basically, the Communist dictator (Ceausescu) ordered kids in orphanages to undergo regular blood transfusions so they would look "healthier," and thus more attractive to potential adoptive parents. Basically, they didn't look healthy because they were malnourished, not held, and all of the other important things you need to do to take care of a small child. It's not surprising, then, that their medical records were doctored so the Americans, who came in to adopt in droves after Ceausescu was executed, would have no problems adopting a cute white baby whose parents were MIA.
When the kids just couldn't shake colds and always seemed sick, the confused parents took kids to the doctor, where they were diagnosed with AIDS. The kids who were adopted by Americans were lucky in that they had access to better medical care.
I vividly remember the "black backlash" about White parents adopting Black babies, and I ignored it back then too. People who complain about a problem without offering a solution suck. I know of a handful of black families who have adopted; most often it tends to be within the family or the community, or even within a church.
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