Pros And Cons Of Birth Parents

Adopted Children's Right to Meet Birth Parents (Pro) When a child is adopted, they most likely do not know any of their family background. A lot of children actually have this problem, and it is because many adopted children are not allowed to meet their birth parents or see any information about them. The privacy and protection of the birth parents is important, but a child’s need and want to know their background is often required for them to have a sense of who they are. Although birth parents deserve privacy rights, adopted children should be able to meet their birth parents because they have the civil right to do so, they want and need a sense of identity, and their emotional and physical health might depend on it. Adopted children have had many troubles trying to obtain information about their background for a very long time and continue to do so. Especially as the child grows older, they want information on their biological families, including birth certificates. This is why in 1984 open adoptions were recommended as the main adoption practice (Bender 12). Not many states will allow adoptees to look at their birth records easily or at all. “Illinois is one of the eleven states to have open birth certificates and one of …show more content…
The birth parents, especially the mother, do not want to be found. Around 30% of birth parents contacted want to remain anonymous and do not wish to meet their birth children (Edmund). The birth mother may be grieving over her child that she had to give up (Bender 19). She most likely wants to move on to another chapter in her life and not be constantly brought down by the fact she gave up her child and sometimes it is the best thing for her to do, no matter how hard it will be. Birth mothers that have to give their children up might have been raped or the birth father could have died or