[jandc]

I'm glad to see I am not alone. This article gave my husband and I both knots in our stomach. We did our research and as we can all probably agree that no system is perfect, there seem to be many safeguards in place to make baby trafficing extremely difficult. We have been blessed with 2 beautiful boys and would never consider adoption from a country if we thought the system were so easily manipulated and corrupt. We have met so many couples for whom adoption is the only way they will be blessed with children. NOT ONE has been so blinded by a CUTE child as the article suggests. It is insulting. THis is NOT an easy process and a decision I just don't believe is taken lightly by anyone. Many of these birth mothers have other children and for a miriad of reasons decide this is the best for their baby. That is not a decision a mother makes lightly. The article talks of a 12 year old mother. HELLO? Does that not pretty much sum it up right there? Our baby girl was always Isabelle until we met her, birth name, Ana Lucia. That is who she is to us. She will always know her heritage. I am a 40yr old learning spanish for goodness sakes along with a 4 and 6 yr old boy. Thanks for listening to my tirade. I will go look for the tylenol as well!