I saw this segment on my local news station in San Francisco (the video is available on the station's Web page) ...
"China Reportedly Tightening Foreign Adoption Rules"
"China is imposing new restrictions on foreign adoptions, barring applicants who are unmarried, obese, over 50 or who take antidepressants, according to U.S. adoption agencies."
Starting May 1, 2007, prospective adoptive parents must be married for at least two years, and a divorced parent who has since remarried must be married for five years. The parents must have a body mass index (BMI) of less than 40, and be between 30 and 50 years old, although the age limit increases to age 55 for children with special needs.
The new rules also restrict parents who take medication for depression and anxiety, as well as those with a "severe facial deformity."
Vietnam, though, is going to reopen international adoption to the U.S. after a two-year restriction, according to the TV segment.
Based on what I've heard about potential adoptive parents and how they work around Korea's weight restrictions, I'm sure adoptive parents will find a way around China's new restrictions.
New York Times article: "China Tightens Adoption Rules, U.S. Agencies Say"
Hmm, according to this article ...
"And a prospective adoptive family's net worth must now exceed $80,000."
"China will also disqualify families that already have more than four children in the home."
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