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Minnesota is the top state for international adoptions per capita, but as MPR News reporter Madeleine Baran 

, tighter regulations have caused those numbers to decline. 

St. Paul-based Children's Home Society and Family Services hasn't been bringing in enough money to sustain adoption services with the declining numbers, so it is merging the adoption program with Lutheran Social Service.

Warran will join The Daily Circuit Monday to talk about the tighter regulations facing international adoption agencies. What does the future hold for American families looking to adopt?

Jodi Harpstead, chief executive officer of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, will also join the discussion alongside University of Minnesota pediatrics professor Dana Johnson and adoptive father David McKoskey.

VIDEO: Dana Johnson on international adoption as the last resort

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Tighter regulations prompt drop in international adoptions

Minnesota is the top state for international adoptions per capita, but tighter regulations have caused those numbers to decline. What are the options for American families looking to adopt internationally?

International adoptions down in Minn. amid tight regulations

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