Irish baby

Originally Posted By ScottI don't believe that the irish have an orphan problem...as a matter of fact, the irish are among the leading countries that are adopting from eastern europe. The real problem is in eastern europe...go there, please.

Originally Posted By MissyI also believe that the requirement is that you must be a resident of Ireland to adopt an Irish child.

Originally Posted By EveI'm not sure, but I heard somewhere that it is legally pretty difficult to adopt from Ireland. Please let me know if you think I'm incorrect.

Originally Posted By DianeYes, you must be a resident of Ireland for at least one year to be eligible to adopt. And even then, there are very few babies/children available.

hi i am a irish girl living in ireland there are only about 6 children adopted in ireland a year as the mothers keep them the waiting list is so high that u would be waiting for years for one in my opinion its not possible to adopt from ireland i am adopted my self if i can be of amy help to u here is my e male add therese113333@eircom.net

1. Irish law requires foreigners wishing to adopt Irish children to live in the country for at least a year. 2. There are virtually no babies available. Few babies are released for adoption, because there is usually a family member who can take a child in need of a home. And when a baby is released for adoption, there are hundreds of Irish citizens in line to adopt domestically. As a previous poster indicated, Irish citizens are increasingly going overseas to adopt, because they can wait years and years to find a baby in their own country. Please understand that there are thousands upon thousands of babies without parents in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. It is, however, almost impossible to adopt from Western Europe, Great Britain, Canada, or Australia. Here are a few of the reasons: 1. Countries such as France, Great Britain, and Ireland are relatively prosperous. In most non-Western countries, crushing poverty -- the likes of which you wouldn't see in the West -- is a key reason for placing children to adopt. And in Western countries, families are willing to consider adopting because they can meet the needs of "another mouth to feed." In rural parts of countries such as China or Vietnam, people often won't try to adopt domestically because they simply haven't the resources to take on another child. As a result, more Vietnamese children are available for international adoption. 2. Countries such as France, Great Britain, and Ireland have low birth rates. Part of the reason is that the level of education tends to be higher than in non-Western countries; studies have shown that high education levels translate into later marriage and smaller families. Another thing is that use of family planning is common in the West, even in countries where many people are Catholic. In non-Western countries and Latin America, there is often a very strong cultural/religious taboo against contraception. Guatemala, for example, has one of the highest birth rates in the world, and many children (primarily of the less well off indigenous population) placed for adoption. 3. Countries such as France, Great Britain, and Ireland have not (thank God) gone through major natural disasters, plagues, or wars that have killed thousands of people and left hundreds of children at a time homeless. Wars and famines have left many children homeless in Ethiopia and other African countries. Earthquakes have decimated whole towns in India. And of course, there is the AIDS epidemic -- a serious problem in Africa; some children born to HIV infected mothers do NOT carry the virus and survive after their mothers pass away. 4. Countries such as France, Great Britain, and Ireland do not have huge cultural taboos against adoption, and domestic adoption is common. Yes, there are individual people who are racist or who will think you are nuts for adopting a child who is not of your "blood". But, overall, the population is open to adoption, tell people that they are adopting, and raise children with full knowledge that they are adopted. In some countries, the "blood tie" is so strong that people assume only folks of bad character -- people who use children for prostitution or slavery -- would adopt a child. In Japan, for example, some parents are willing to place their children in orphanages if they can't take care of them, but will not give permission for them to be adopted, because they consider adoption unnatural. In Russia, there are women who still put pillows under their clothing to look pregnant, so that when they adopt, people will assume that the child was born to them; many people simply won't adopt because adoption is stigmatized. 5. Countries such as France, Great Britain, and Ireland tend to have fewer racial biases than some countries and are more diverse than some countries. Again, there are plenty of individuals who are racist; however, especially in big cities, it is not uncommon to see interracial families, both those formed by marriage and those formed by adoption. In countries like Guatemala, most people of European ancestry, who are more likely to have financial resources, wouldn't think of adopting a tan-skinned Guatemalan baby from the indigenous population. Yet White residents of the U.S. often adopt Hispanic, Black, and Asian babies. I do hope that you will consider adopting from one of the countries where the need is great. If you do not feel able to parent a child who is non-White -- and transracial parenting is not easy -- you may want to consider Eastern Europe. I, myself, have adopted from China, a country with a well-organized and ethical adoption system and many, many children (mostly, but not only, female) in need of homes. Sharo