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+1  [b]People adopt healthy infants all of the time,[/b] but those stories aren't nearly as dramatic and fun to tell as the stories about couples who spent thousands of dollars only to end up childless or couples who waited years for a child that never came. Including myself I can name 5 people I know that adopted healthy infants domestically in the price range of $8,000 - $30,000 (and that was BEFORE the tax break).[/quote]

I think those who adopt perfectly healthy infants with biological parents who are perfectly healthy with no mental health issues is actually rare.  Most people are not going to describe the health background of the biological parents and they may never mentioned their adopted child's issues to prevent judgement.[/quote]

Do you have any basis or source for this statement?  Or do you just know a couple of adopted children who have physical or mental health issues?  B/c I know plenty of seemingly-healthy people who have had biological kids who end up having problems too.  It's not always something obviously hereditary.  Sometimes it's just luck of the draw no matter how you come by your children.    [/quote]

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