European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday november 26. 1985 by John m. Leighty United press International p am and Craig Hansen returned irom vacation Las Tyr to find themselves  j parents of twin  and Reno Davenport have will about 1.000 letters since february m Tiv Hopes of finding an unwanted baby the couples unable to have children of their own. Opted to go the route of open Independent adoption through a Center thai specializes in matchmaking would be parents with Young pregnant women who want to give up their babies the hardens who live in mid Rae calif., had Marie some 600 contacts with doctor Counselor and friends in their search for a baby Over a 10-month period the fun hey met Margaret a Young woman who was pregnant and wanted to put her child up for adoption upon birth. Actually. Margaret chose the hansens alter sifting through files of potential Parent at the non profit Independent adoption enter in pleasant Hill. Calif. Afler they met the Young woman gave by Rah to twin eight weeks Early while the Mannens wore on a Short vacation and wondering i they would finally succeed in having a family upon  Home the hansens relative,."� Ili Endy Gale died to Telay the new i Anns twins  it St i i a pleasure it really  Iid Parn Lupon diaper changes for babies my v,.-j my Ashley who Are now 1 1 mon1hr. Neil the Davenport Are still searching for a baby a i i f  had several leads. A forum i by. One caller was a doctor from a Sirn California abortion clinic who offer.-1 i if Fri an in ant for to 1.000 a Tita a  ploy. They turned his name r Tri the stale medical Board which his i lunched an investigation. The Independent adoption Center had explained to us what was illegal said Reno Davenport. If you pay for a baby it  be taken  Davenport. 40. A Vietnam Veteran who owns a computer software firm in san Francisco said he and his Wio won to the adoption denier after it became apparel they could t gel a healthy baby through the county adoption Agency ii was the Only alternative we  he said of the cent i. We feel real positive Aboul our  or Bruce Rappa Pom. Former director of a san Francisco infertility clinic said he started the Independent adoption Center because of the led Lape and lengthy waiting period of irom five to 10 years Ai mate and county adoption agencies. Most people who want to adopt he said Are already in their 30s or 40s and can t even get on an Agency list. One out of five couples in the United states is infertile and in the age group 30-1o-40, it s one in four said rap Papou Many of these people want to have a child and they re up against the Wall " he said Hienie s also a procreation panic among the older baby Boomers who chose nol to have children for various reasons and suddenly now realize they d like to build a family. Rappaport said he developed an approach that combined the Speed of Independent adoption often done through lawyers with a counselling support system for both the birth Mother childless couples turn to Independent adoption centers Many Couplet who want to adopt a baby find the process easier and falter through an Independent Agency. And the adoptive couple. Unlike the agencies a Newborn baby goes directly to the chosen parents instead of spending its first weeks in a Foster Home. Nationally Rappaport said 20 to 25 percent of Independent adoptions end in failure with the natural Mother deciding to reclaim her child the Center he said. Has Only a 4 percent allure rate and has successfully placed babies with 122 couples in two years because of professional counselling and guidance. He said ii is also harder to find Young women who want to give their babies up for adoption. Two decades ago he said. 20 percent of unwed pregnant women under 18 chose adoption a figure that is now Only 4 percent partially because of a change in attitudes. Rappaport said another reason for the decline in adoptions is that Young women tend to avoid the established agencies which have old fashioned altitudes and give them no Choice Aboul what happens id Ihnn i. There Are