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Does your adoption resource allow adoptive familes to select the gender of the baby they want to adopt?
Adoption isn’t supposed to be about creating “designer families”. It’s supposed to be about giving your child a family who can provide him or her with those things that you do not feel ready to provide. Nature doesn’t let you choose the gender of your baby; an adoption resource should not let an adoptive family choose the gender of their baby.
If your adoption resource allows adoptive families to select gender, then this is a big signal that they have an adoption agenda. Most adoption resources that allow adoptive families to select gender will charge the family a higher fee! If your baby’s gender is highly desired, then the resource will make more money if you make an adoption plan. You might find yourself being pressured to place your baby, even if you are considering parenting your baby.
Healthy adoptive parents just want to be parents, and they don’t look to adoption to help them form a family in a way that can outsmart nature.
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