S02.E15: The Lunch

[doodlebug]

On ‎2‎/‎29‎/‎2020 at 11:39 PM, bybrandy said:

Far less so for black babies.  

Healthy black newborns are in high demand, too.  It generally takes 5-7 years to get a healthy newborn of any race through public adoption agencies in the US which is why most people seeking to adopt newborns go through private agencies, especially now that there are very few sources for newborns from other countries.

[bybrandy]

8 hours ago, doodlebug said:

Healthy black newborns are in high demand, too.  It generally takes 5-7 years to get a healthy newborn of any race through public adoption agencies in the US which is why most people seeking to adopt newborns go through private agencies, especially now that there are very few sources for newborns from other countries.

Within private adoptions black parents adopting black children have a significantly shorter wait.  

[doodlebug]

11 hours ago, bybrandy said:

Within private adoptions black parents adopting black children have a significantly shorter wait.  

This is true because, unfortunately, there are not nearly as many black couples seeking to adopt a child and because black birth mothers unsurprisingly would like their children to be raised by black parents instead of mixed or non-black couples.  So, you're right; Rome and Gina are going to have a far shorter wait than a non-black couple because black birth mothers tend to favor black couples and there are proportionately fewer black couples looking to adopt. 

White couples can face a much longer wait to adopt a child of any race.  Unfortunately, there is a supply vs demand component and many white couples seek transracial adoptions because the adoption fees tend to be significantly less for non-white babies.