The face of international adoption has been changing steadily over the past fifteen years, and this article gives a comprehensive view of international adoption, from both a global perspective and the perspective individual families.
"The nearly quarter million families who have adopted from abroad since 1990 have navigated the arcane legal and bureaucratic mazes of international adoption. They have paid tens of thousands of dollars, wept, celebrated and seen miracles, firsthand. In just three decades, says adoption expert Adam Pertman, the United States has evolved from a country where adoption was stigmatized to a culture in which international and domestic adoption is absolutely normal. The result has been the emergence of truly multicultural families and, by extension, their communities."
