One of the questions we get asked a lot is, 'how do you know you will be getting a girl'. Here is a little more background on why we will likely get a girl.
When it's time for us to receive a referral, a photo of a baby selected by the CCAA (Chinese Council of Adoption Affairs) will be sent to us. At that point, we will have a given amount of time to agree to adopt that child--of course we will. There is a >90% chance that she will be a girl. Why?
a) China has a one child law. You can have one child and that's it. It's to control their population.
b) There is no social security system in China, so boys are preferred over girls as they will work and support help support the family and support their parents in their elder years.
c) When girls marry, they leave their family origin and go to live with the husband and his family.
So, when families are trying for boys and have a girl and can't have any more kids, they abandon or abort the girls. The abandoned girls are left in public places, so they will be found and taken care of. From what we have read, it is an incredibly painful decision for the family, but one they feel forced to make.
We'll post another update as we hear more about the wait.
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