Whether it's due to the changing attitudes of children with disabilities, or that medical advancements have increased the life expectancy of people with Down syndrome, adoption experts have noticed a trend in families looking to adopt children with Down syndrome. Although not all kids with Down syndrome are exactly the same, most people agree that of all the special needs children may have, Down syndrome can be one of the more manageable ones. Read more online.

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Republicans in Ohio have sponsored a bill "to ban children from being placed for adoption or foster care in homes where the prospective parent or a roommate is homosexual, bisexual or transgender." The bill was dismissed as discriminatory and low on the state's list of priorities. The only other state that bans gay adoption is Florida; however, they allow gay people to be foster parents. Critics fear that if the bill were to pass, there would be a significant increase in the time children wait to be adopted. Read more from www.ohio.com.

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