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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]IVF.  I'm sorry you're infertile, but there are a lot of orphans who need homes.[/b]

(Related) Selective Reduction.  You wanted kids bad enough to pay for IVF, but not THAT many kids, so you kill some?  Disgusting.

As to working moms, I'm one of them.  I work to pay for private school.  We live modestly.  It's not materialism, it's providing for my kids.[/quote]

Many people - including me - opted for IVF because it was much more affordable than adoption and covered in great part by my insurance (we paid $4500 total).  Adopting an orphan, especially an American orphan, is big bucks (most agencies quoted us $30 - $40K) and a 2 - 3 year ordeal.  We looked into it.  [/quote]

We opted [b]against[/b] IVF and did adoption, because it was equally affordable as IVF and (for us) a guaranteed way to become parents, as opposed to only being given a 20% chance through IVF.  Part of it was that our insurance did not pay.

I am pretty familiar with international adoption (sorry OP), and am now becoming more familiar with domestic adoption. I used to think that adoption was an easy answer/choice, but now that I know more about it, I can very much understand why someone would not pursue it.  I personally would not do a domestic adoption, but international adoption was the right choice for my family and may not be the right choice for Person A or B.[/quote]

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