[NewWorld1]

I would like to put this qusetion out to the whole community...my husband and I are considering adoption. It is something I have always wanted to do and he is agreeable to researching to learn more. That being said, what country did you choose to adopt from and why? What other countries did you consider and what led you away from them? Speed of the process will not really be an issue for us (although I would hate to hear 5 years or so!!). As we may have a newborn during the process, I also would not want to look in a country that requires the youngest to be 2 yrs old before placement (i.e. the Phillipines). I feel drawn to China, as many do, I suppose partly for the reason that they have always had a strong need for adoptive families and partly for the feeling that I have for the children of friends who adopted from China. I understand that that need is starting to decrease. Are there other countries that just do not get as much "adoption attention" that are in severe of it? What factored into your decisions?