I came across this article and copy/pasted the text. What do you think about weight being an issue taken into consideration for prospective parents?
"BEIJING -- China has been allowing the adoption of children by older, single and even overweight foreigners. But that may be about to change.
U.S. adoption agencies said Beijing is tightening adoption rules and requiring that foreign applicants be married, between the ages of 30 and 50, with a body mass index of 40 or under.
The rules also bar parents who take medication for depression or anxiety, or who have a "severe facial deformity."
One agency said the rules aim to limit adoptions to "only the most qualified families." The move comes amid a surge in foreigners seeking to adopt Chinese children.
An employee of the China Center of Adoption Affairs confirmed the release of new guidelines but would not discuss the details. They take effect in May.
Many Chinese children adopted abroad are girls given up by couples seeking a son under Beijing's one-child rule. Others are left at orphanages or by the roadside by unmarried mothers or poor families.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman in Beijing said officials are looking into the reported rule change.
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