Despite all the obvious problems, there are cases all over the world of orphan abuse, but the most infamous orphanages are from Romania. Beginning in the late 1960’s, under the rule of Nicolae Ceausescu, was when Romania passed laws to encourage women to have at least five children to “enhance economic productivity” (Charles A. Nelson, Nathan A. Fox, Charles H. Zeanah). To add to the problem, Romania outlawed contraception and abortion, so sick and unwanted babies were abandoned in large, understaffed institutions (Laura Blue). Children went without adequate beds, clothes, bathroom facilities or adult supervision (Laura Blue). By the end of the Ceausescu regime, in the last days of 1989, there were more than 170,000 children living in the institutions
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The pro-orphanage groups defend their ideology by stating that orphanages provide the same connections between child and parent as well as foster care, they add that orphanages are less expensive, and there are not enough foster parents to take care of children (Kerry). However, Dr. Deborah Frank has shown that institutionalized children are at an increased risk for delayed language development, and infectious diseases in the short term (Kerry). Furthermore, in the long-term, orphanages increase the chance of psychological impairment and economically unproductive adults (Kerry). The pro-orphanages groups also point out that they have professional staff members, but Fuhrmann and Muncchel found a handful of problems with the staffing of institutional settings such as limited training, lack of appropriate supervision, and few opportunities for professional advancement (Kerry). The last thing the opposition points out is that orphanages are less expensive, but the reality is that the costs are actually 3 to 7 times more expensive than foster care (Kerry). The facts and stories of horrible abuse dealt out to these children is found everywhere, and the truth is that no child deserves to suffer through that nightmare if they are lucky to live long
The pro-orphanage groups defend their ideology by stating that orphanages provide the same connections between child and parent as well as foster care, they add that orphanages are less expensive, and there are not enough foster parents to take care of children (Kerry). However, Dr. Deborah Frank has shown that institutionalized children are at an increased risk for delayed language development, and infectious diseases in the short term (Kerry). Furthermore, in the long-term, orphanages increase the chance of psychological impairment and economically unproductive adults (Kerry). The pro-orphanages groups also point out that they have professional staff members, but Fuhrmann and Muncchel found a handful of problems with the staffing of institutional settings such as limited training, lack of appropriate supervision, and few opportunities for professional advancement (Kerry). The last thing the opposition points out is that orphanages are less expensive, but the reality is that the costs are actually 3 to 7 times more expensive than foster care (Kerry). The facts and stories of horrible abuse dealt out to these children is found everywhere, and the truth is that no child deserves to suffer through that nightmare if they are lucky to live long