06/06/2026
We actually get calls regularly from prospective adoptive parents asking if we have a list for special needs adoptions, including Trisomy 21. And yes, we have worked on many special needs adoptions and consider it the highest privilege to do so.
Two things can be true at the same time…
A mother and father may not feel prepared to raise a child with special needs.
And there are waiting lists of vetted, stable, loving families - many specifically hoping to adopt a child with Down syndrome - who are ready and willing to provide that child with a home, love and the care he or she will need.
Acknowledging the challenges of parenting a child with special needs does not make abortion necessary. It simply means support, resources, and alternatives matter.
A difficult diagnosis does not diminish a child’s humanity, value, or worth.
Abortion is never the only option. Never.
