Essay On Closed Adoption

Adopting is one of the many ways people build their families. The process of adopting a child can be long and stressful, but the end product turns out to be worth it. There are 2 important things to consider when adopting a child, or when giving your child up for adoption. Those 2 things are whether you want a Closed Adoption or an Open Adoption. Closed Adoption is when there is no contact, information, or anything personal between the biological and adoptive family. Open Adoption is the opposite of Closed Adoption, and it should be the only type of type of adoption in America. First, because denying the adoptees rights to their birth records violates their civil rights. Second, because the birth family is an important part of the child’s identity. Thirdly, because when adoptees become legal they will be able to make their own decisions, and should have the opportunity. Next, because many birth mothers want to know their children even after giving them up for adoption, but aren’t allowed because …show more content…
The government says that the closed adoption option is to protect birth parents, but there is no right to privacy that extends to the anonymity of a birth parent(Nation). There is called a Contact Veto and this is when a birth-parent files a statement against being contacted by the adoptee, and if the adoptee goes against the statement they can face criminal penalties. This veto violate the adoptees equal right under the law(Anasardi). Contact Veto implies birthparents and adoptees can’t handle contact, but there should not be a rule on contact either party can simply say ‘no’ if they wish for no contact(Nation). The people in charge of helping adoptions as well as the government should mentor adult adoptees recognize their rights to have copies of all legal documentation taken about their birth and