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From: TimF10/24/2006 3:51:15 PM
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Children with Down syndrome in demand

February 13, 2006

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Seven were not enough for Diane and David Petersohn, so they decided to adopt.
Because one of their seven children has Down syndrome, a type of disorder caused by a genetic malfunction, they decided they wanted another one with that condition.
The Petersohns found that they had plenty of company. The couple from Liberty, Mo., placed their names on national lists of people seeking to adopt children with Down syndrome, and waited.
After waiting nearly three years, they turned to a private agency that facilitates international adoptions. Today, they're raising money and completing paperwork to adopt a 6-month-old boy from Ecuador who has the syndrome...

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