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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually, there aren't "thousands" of children in foster care who are free and clear for adoption.  Most are there temporarily (however long that may be) and the goal is almost ALWAYS reunification; barring that, long term relative placement and inter-family adoptions are the next goal.

Just wanted to clear up that misperception.[/quote]

Yes, there are. There are dozens listed in Heart Galleries online by location, and there are others who are adopted faster who aren't available long enough to need to be listed online. But there really are kids whose parents have had their custody revoked forever and whose extended families either do not exist or cannot provide a home. I've only looked into this a little bit, but to adopt a child from foster care takes about one year and costs around $3,000-5,000. Still not cheap, still not easy, and many of the children have emotional and physical problems. But there [i]are[/i] kids awaiting permanent placement.[/quote]

I'm not saying there aren't kids available for placement; you're right, there are.  I'm saying there isn't the number available that would match the number of couples doing IVF.   And people here are saying folks should pursue foster adoption instead. It's not as easy either- my neighbor's foster adoption took over 3 years to finalize, though her other one went much faster.

I know this because I work in this field.
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