Should we have to pay to adopt a child? In my opinion, no, we should not. Many women are not able to have their own children;therefore, they consider the option of adopting. Often times they quickly put the idea out of their minds because they merely cannot afford it. Even couples who can have their own children want to adopt, solely because they want to give an orphan a real family. These people just want to change children’s lives and their own, but money prohibits them. Although many do not believe adoption should be free, three reasons why I believe it should be are; many couples who are not able to have a baby can not afford adoption because they have spent all their money on infertility treatments or IVF, couples just want to give a child
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But in their minds, that is not what we are doing with adoption. They believe that all the money paid is necessary because the fees go towards necessary tests and things for the baby. Many argue that someone has to pay for the tests run. But in all actuality, these tests should not cost so much and the people operating the tests should not get so much money out of it. The whole situation would be different if the money was going to benefit the child, but it is not. In the article Why Is Adoption So Expensive? A Look At The Rising Costs MacCarthy explains, “If you're looking to adopt, you'll have to pay an attorney, an agency, or both. The transfer of a human into your custody is a big deal with lots of paperwork, and you need a professional”(MacCarthy 1). I understand that these people need to be paid, but they should not be paid as much. It would be different if you were hiring a lawyer to help you out of a legal crisis, but no you have to hire one so you can give a child a family. Another thing people argue that the money has to go to is travel. If you adopt internationally, you are likely to travel to the place you are adopting from to meet the baby. In this article MacCarthy states, “Some programs require multiple visits or require you to stay in the child’s home country for a minimum amount of time, which might be up to several weeks” (MacCarthy 1). Someone has to pay for it and it has to be the adoptive parents, but if they were not required to stay so long then they would not have to pay so much in terms of
But in their minds, that is not what we are doing with adoption. They believe that all the money paid is necessary because the fees go towards necessary tests and things for the baby. Many argue that someone has to pay for the tests run. But in all actuality, these tests should not cost so much and the people operating the tests should not get so much money out of it. The whole situation would be different if the money was going to benefit the child, but it is not. In the article Why Is Adoption So Expensive? A Look At The Rising Costs MacCarthy explains, “If you're looking to adopt, you'll have to pay an attorney, an agency, or both. The transfer of a human into your custody is a big deal with lots of paperwork, and you need a professional”(MacCarthy 1). I understand that these people need to be paid, but they should not be paid as much. It would be different if you were hiring a lawyer to help you out of a legal crisis, but no you have to hire one so you can give a child a family. Another thing people argue that the money has to go to is travel. If you adopt internationally, you are likely to travel to the place you are adopting from to meet the baby. In this article MacCarthy states, “Some programs require multiple visits or require you to stay in the child’s home country for a minimum amount of time, which might be up to several weeks” (MacCarthy 1). Someone has to pay for it and it has to be the adoptive parents, but if they were not required to stay so long then they would not have to pay so much in terms of