Lets sayyou have tried everything else, and yet you have failed to conceive. Adoption is your only option. Would you adopt a handicapped child (blind, deaf etc..)?
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Probably yes. I think I would find mental retardation much more difficult to live with than physical handicaps. It also depends what kind of quality of life I believed the child could have. The more I believed the child could eventually live a rewarding, independent life, the more likely I would be willing to adopt.
Rachel (infertility graduate, now mom to 5, expecting #6)
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Why only one choice; that of adopting a handicapped child. Since you have not yet been able to conceive, does that type of adoption reflect how you see yourself? Adoption is an excellent alternative and will allow you to give love to a child and make you and your husband lead fuller and more meaningful lives.
It was more of an hypothetical question....
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