India. and Thailand. During that same year. Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act that included a provision which. until now. seemed rather innocuous. But for parents like Gary and Laurie Hunter from Myrtle Creek. OR. who are adopting a daughter from China. it has become a bitter pill in the adoption process. Simply. the provision requires that all incoming immigrants receive certain immunizations before entering the United States. While this may seem like a logical public health law. it raises serious concerns about the health and safety of children receiving vaccinations under substandard conditions in foreign countries. Many of these countries do not practice the same sanitary health conditions as the United States.
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