A lot of parents adopt because mainly they are unable to produce a child of their own. Many parents turn to adoption because it is affordable, but parents who …show more content…
The New York Times states that the reason behind the ban of adoption in Russia was “Overall, Russian officials claim at least 19 Russian children have died while in the care of adoptive parents since the early 1990s in America.” Russia’s Children’s Rights, Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov, has called for a ban on foreign adoptions, saying that prospective foreign parents pledged to care for the adoptees are "all lies." However, the United States adopts Agency’s states have been proven that children whom are adopted by Russian parents are 39 times more likely to die in Russia than an adopted child in an American family. Many of the orphans who are forced to age out of orphanages end up becoming drug addicts or have to delude themselves to becoming prostitutes to make money however they can.
More importantly International Adoption can be an outlet for a pregnant woman in Russia to avoid abortion and also is an outlet for gay couples to have a chance to adopt as well. 14,000 adopted children are saved yearly around the world. With adoption as an outlet for pregnant women, abortion rates drop significantly. It is the best way for the mother to decide the fate of their child and not to feel the guilt of having an abortion. Keeping Russia international adoption open this creates many new doors for helping create a better life for orphan in