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Originally Posted by KarynB
Hello,
I just wanted to say I totally understand your frustration - and for me the issue is - why does it cost more to adopt according to skin colour? How can we justify this?
I've read Russian adoption is now in the 45K range...while adoption from the Caribbean or Africa remains at around $20-25K. $20,000 difference - this is the part that makes me furious. Asian adoption seems to fall somewhere in the middle.
But, of course, this is the case with domestic adoption as well.
Otherwise - for our adoptions a large part of the expense was travel....
Karyn
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Actually the fees have NOTHING to do with skin color. Its the long in country stays and frequent trips in the former Soviet Union bloc that makes it so high. Although most of the children from Russia are Caucasian in appearance there are Asian children available and the fees are the same. I also agree with Karla K about Moscow being so expensive too. BTW China cost the same as Ethiopia (and Asian and African country respectively)and Ukraine (a country were the children are also Caucasian in appearance) fees very close to Vietnam's (give or take a couple of thousand dollars)