Adoption and Safe Families Act

higher chance of engaging in sexual activity at an age younger than is healthy or safe. Furthermore, the pregnant teenager is likely still trying to find their identity and if not yet found, it is likely their child will not feel a secure sense of trust as the teenage…

alternative to a deadly abortion is adoption. There are so many parents and couples that wish they could conceive a child of their own but are unable to. Many of the children that could have been adopted are commonly aborted before the option is even considered. Keith Riler said in his article on July 9, 2012 that “there are up to thirty-six couples waiting for every one baby placed for adoption” (). This fact is startling with the fact that there are so many families and parents wanting to…

heads the United States Children’s Bureau. He helps the Children’s Bureau give support and guidance to programs that want to help strengthen and protect children and their families. The Children’s Bureau focuses on eight different areas, which are adoption, child abuse and neglect, foster care, child welfare services, Child and Family Service Reviews, tribal programs, federal programs, and state…

have been abused by their biological families are often removed from their families by the state to protect them from further harm. However, while under the care of the state, some foster children get further harmed. The Adoption and Safe Families Act requires that every state report the rate of foster children who were abused by a foster parent or facility staff. These children are trusting that they are in these care facilities to feel loved, protected and safe but once placed in a foster…

My Life Story In the United States, 3 out of 100 births result in an adoption. Today, adoption is a big topic and there has been a lot of different views on the topic. I personally believe that adoption is the right choice because it gives the child a chance to grow in a positive environment. At about two months old, I was adopted from Seoul, South Korea. For the past 18 years I have lived my life here in Sioux Falls. Throughout my life I forget that I’m adopted because of everyday things like…

reasons for the hate on abortion are because of religion, ignorance, or the fact that they are completely uneducated. People deserve to know the truth about abortion. To educate a young crowd of people on abortion, there can be abortion sections in family planning courses. The teacher would have to go through simple classes and receive textbooks or notebooks for the students explaining the good and bad about abortion. From there on, it is up to the student with what they do with that…

Abortion is the act of ending a pregnancy while the embryo has been planted in the uterus (Abortion). This issue has been a controversy topic in the U.S. and around the world for many years. There are many individuals stances but officially they categories into two different attitudes, the “Pro-Life” and the “Pro-Choice” stances. The Pro-Life position thinks that abortion is an immoral act and are against this act due to either religious or moral views. Pro-Life believers also believe that this…

people and their families whilst the child is being looked after…

David Pelzer, a little boy from the book called, “Child Called It” who lived in Daly City, California was tortured by his mother. Over many years of David’s life, his mother, Catherine Roerva, perpetually punished him for no known reason. Although, Catherine had loved her child, it all changed when she had another child. Her love for David had faded and it all started with small punishments while standing in the corner in her bedroom. As the younger child began to get older, the mother’s hatred…

Family has always been an important pillar of my life. I come from a strong household with both a mother and father and a younger brother. We are extremely close knit and rely on each other for a lot of things. In high school, many families mirrored what my family looked like. It was not until I came to college that I really understood how different people’s family units look like. This sample was more realistic of the family patterns across the United States. Families come in all shapes and…