Should Adoption Be Allowed

Should Revocation be Allowed? Let's say that a married couple want to expand their family and they are not able to do so by having biological children. They explore their options and decide that they would like to adopt. After going through the long process of attending meetings, passing inspections, and being selected, they finally find themselves waiting for a mother to go into labor so that they could achieve their dreams of becoming parents. The baby is finally born and all they have to do is go pick her up. At this point, the couple is probably on cloud 9. What they aren't thinking about is the possibility that their dreams could be ripped to shreds if the mother of the baby changes her mind, like she legally has the right to do in every state in the United States. The ability for revocation of consent is very detrimental to the adoption process. In a book called The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption by Leslie Foge and Gail Mosconi, the two authors advise the audience, who is …show more content…
A home study is needed in order for a couple to be approved. The point in this whole process is to accomplish parenthood and for someone to go through that and then have it all taken away is heart breaking. However, for a birth mother to have to make that decision in the first place also is. The rights of a birth mother should be protected. Adoption professionals often over step their boundaries when consulting parents who are considering giving their child up for adoption. This can be a very hard decision that any mother who has discovered she is stuck in an unplanned pregnancy might consider. Exploring the option should not be a bad experience for her and she should not have to feel pressured to make a certain decision. A mother should not have to hear things like: you are unfit to be a mother, every child should have a two-parent household, or you should sign your baby over right