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Deming is a fully Chinese baby boy who was born on November 17 with Downs Syndrome. He is a U.S. citizen and is in California. DemingҒs mother became pregnant in China, and because it is illegal for her to have a second child, arrangements were made for her to give birth in the U.S. At the birth, it was discovered that the child had Downs. The mother must return to China on January 11. The birth father is in China. He must travel to a U.S. consulate to sign relinquishments. This will be a Direct Parental Consent adoption. A family must have a current homestudy and highest priority will be given to families who live in California. If a family lives outside CA, they must travel to CA and stay until the father signs consent and state clearance is obtained in both CA and your homestate. This could be a significant wait of a month or more. Since the birthmother is leaving to return to China on January 11, we are in a crisis situation and need a family right away. Please share this to your Facebook and to any list serves. This needs to go viral because the need is very urgent. Contact us at secondchance@wiaa.org җ with Lyndsay Boulton, Natalie Howell and Becky Dornoff. I couldn't get the picture to attach, but I'm sure anyone could find it by searching on the agency name.
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1. Chinese law hasn't changed. However, heavy handed enforcement -- forced abortion and sterilization or termination of the birth family's parental rights -- is under greater scrutiny because of negative world opinion. In addition, China's greater prosperity means that more Chinese families can afford to adopt domestically, so many children are placed with other Chinese families, either informally or through the official Chinese adoption system. 2. Unfortunately, by coming to the U.S. on a temporary visa with the intent of giving birth and placing a baby for adoption, the birthmother and anyone who assisted her committed a violation of federal law. This law was put in place to prevent coercion of birthmothers. As you know, some birthmothers who initially planned to relinquish wind up deciding to parent once they have given birth and seen their baby. But if someone paid for them to come to the U.S. and stay there, the women may feel as if they "have to" relinquish. Also, a tourist visa is designed for tourism, not giving a child U.S. citizenship or finding him/her a home. The birthmother can wind up being deported and never allowed to visit the U.S. again, and anyone who assisted her could be charged with a felony. While it is true that a child with Down's Syndrome will have a much better life in the U.S. than in China, a country that hasn't done much to protect the rights of people with special needs and ensure that they can be educated, work, and so on, violating U.S. immigration law is not the way to give the child those rights. Sharon