Dawn and Jesse Seltrecht filed paperwork to adopt a Chinese baby in 2007. More than eight years later, they are still waiting.”China had the most secure program and the shortest waitlist,” said Ms. Seltrecht, 39 years old, of Cedarburg, Wis.Their experience is increasingly common for Americans adopting abroad, as the number of children available for international adoption diminishes and restrictions increase.RELATED STORIESFirst-Time Pregnant, Far From My Home Country—in GermanyWhy Does Japan Need Marriage Hunting?Foreign adoptions have plummeted to their lowest level in more than three decades, according to State Department data to be released Wednesday-to 6,441 in the 2014 fiscal …read more
Source: AsiaOne
