Margaret Fleming adopted her first HIV+ child in 1997. After visiting an AIDS orphanage in 2002, she was inspired to found Chances by Choice, the nation's only nonprofit foundation exclusively devoted to placing HIV+ children with adoptive families.
"The organization acts as liaison between source agencies that identify children with HIV abroad and families in the United States looking to adopt. So far, 27 kids in Asia, Africa and Central America have received approval from their governments to be adopted..."
A positive HIV test at birth isn't necessarily a death sentence. Thanks to the fact that medical reserachers have made significant advances in recent years, many HIV+ people are living long and full lives.
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