International Adoption Pros And Cons

"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." said by Nelson Mandela can also be said for the children in the United States who are in foster care. With so many children in the American foster program, adopting domestically would not only benefit the children in foster care, but it would also be a less expensive option for the adopting family and provide a much larger variety of children that can be chosen. The cost of domestic adoption, in most cases, is significantly lower than those of international adoption. This is because the main rate of domestic adoption is around $25,000 to $50,000 while International Adoption cost can range much higher. Adopting close to home allows the adopting family to see the child without spending money on things such as a plane ticket and allows the adopting parents to see the child more often than the parents would if they were separated by thousands of miles. Adopting from the United States usually …show more content…
This gives the family more opportunities to think about whether or not that child would fit in with the family that they have or plan to have. It also allows the adopting family to have knowledge of the backstory of the birth parents, unlike most international adoptions. The backstory of the birth parents allows the adopting family to expect what the child could look and act like as well as illnesses that could be passed down from the child’s family. Adopting domestically also provides many different types of children that can be selected for adoption. With the United States being so diverse, the children that reside in foster care can range anywhere from Chinese all the way to Irish and can range from a few months old all the way to an adult. This provides many different options that the adopting family can choose from to complete their