“I'm not certain. Something to do with special-needs families getting healthy babies." Allison caught her breath at that. It was true, one of the regulations of the Chinese government. She had expected a child with some sort of hand- icap a heart murmur, a hernia, or simply an older child, a toddler- something besides a healthy infant. Under Chinese law adoptive parents had to be at least thirty-five and have no other children in order to qualify for healthy babies. Otherwise they qualified only for the special-needs children. But the rule was loose and so many babies needed adoption that somehow everyone in their group had gotten a healthy infant. Of course, no one questioned it and the issue hadn't arisen during their trip.” ChinaAdoptionBabiesOne Child Book:China Run Source: China Run
“The babies lay two or three to a crib, the cribs packed three deep along each side of the room. Despite the daytime heat, the children were tightly bound and blankets to keep them warm at night. They lay on their backs like scores of cocoons, waiting their turn for a moment's attention” AdoptionAbandonmentBabiesOrphanage Book:China Run Source: China Run