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Little Ami, who is from India and has Down syndrome, has a beautiful smile and a beautiful life in store because of an American family who opened their heart and family to adoption. Ami will turn three years old this February and has enjoyed fun with her new siblings, two loving and playful big brothers. In just 10 days, a video montage<\/a> of Ami\u2019s first year with her new adoptive family garnered over 242,000 likes on Instagram. It was featured by mom Megan at @realisticplantbasedmama.<\/p>\n

The heartwarming story has also been shared by U.S.<\/a> and international media<\/a> outlets.<\/p>\n

What makes Ami\u2019s story even more special is that she has Down syndrome. In today\u2019s world, many mothers pregnant with a child who has a diagnosis face enormous social and medical pressure<\/a> to abort their children.<\/p>\n

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Via @realisticplantbasedmama on Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

READ: Mom fights for baby with life-limiting diagnosis, who is now thriving: \u2018I didn\u2019t think twice\u2019<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abortion beyond 20 weeks gestation remains illegal in India, but the government has recently sought to change that. In 2020, a bill was presented<\/a> to make abortion more permissive, including abortion for children with Down syndrome up to birth. The sex-selective abortion<\/a> rate in India merely for being a girl is also very high.\u00a0Sex-selective abortion is the practice of \u201cusing ultrasound or other tests to learn the sex of a fetus and terminating the pregnancy if the fetus is female,\u201d according to Pew Research.<\/p>\n

According to Ami\u2019s mom Megan in the viral Instagram post<\/a>, \u201cIn October 2022, we became parents to the spunkiest, silliest, most beautiful \u201cbaby\u201d girl born in India. She is smart, has the biggest heart, and rocks an extra chromosome. She was a missing piece to our family puzzle and we are so grateful to have spent one full year together. … We could have missed this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Via @realisticplantbasedmama on Instagram<\/p><\/div>\n

The video includes Ami\u2019s previously unshared arrival<\/a> in America at the airport, her excited welcome by eager friends and relatives, and extremely adorable pictures of her happy life.\u00a0 The mood is contagious as hundreds of commenters encourage Ami and her new family in their adoption journey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Little Ami, who is from India and has Down syndrome, has a beautiful smile and a beautiful life in store because of an American family who opened their heart and family to adoption. Ami will turn three years old this February and has enjoyed fun with her new siblings, two loving and playful big brothers. 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