For the third straight year, the number of foreign children being adopted by U.S. families has dropped dramatically. In the past two years alone, foreign adoptions have dropped 15 percent. Tighter adoption requirements in China and Russia are at the top of the list of causes for this new trend.

"[Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet] said China and Russia reflected a trend in which countries opened themselves up to international adoption, then scaled back."

In addition to China and Russia, Guatemala's adoption process is beginning to slow and could all but stop as the government tries to impose new regulations on its adoption industry. Some experts view the decline as a good thing that could open up adoption opportunities in other countries like Kenya and Peru.

Labels: international, foreign_adoption, rules

Posted By: Aspen Education Group