11.   The government has been reluctant in recent years to approve the adoption of Romanian children by foreigners.

12.   A newly instituted law obliges foreign citizens to stay at least six months in Romania before they will be considered eligible to adopt Romanian children.

13.   But the adoption of Romanian children by U.S. and foreign families living in Romania are at the bottom of the list of international adoption lobbyists.

14.   Demand for Romanian children has led to pressure to lift the ban from governments in Western countries.

15.   For most adoptive parents of thousands of Romanian children, whose cases are pending in court, the waiting continues.

16.   However, demand for Romanian children has led to pressure from governments in Western European countries.

17.   Hugging a small boy with children curled up next to his chair, Jackson watched Romanian children perform folk and modern dances in the former Ceausescu palace.

18.   However, the demand for Romanian children from would-be parents has led to pressure from governments in Western European countries.

19.   Poor medical practices have led hundreds of Romanian children being infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

20.   The birth rate has fallen since then, but many Western families still seek to adopt Romanian children.