Greyhound adoption

Adoption is a very controversial topic. However, much of this controversy is caused by misinformation or being ill informed on the subject of adoption. Adoption is a very complicated issue and there are many questions that can be posed regarding the ethics of adoption, but one of the biggest and most overarching questions about adoption is whether or not it is ethical to separate a child from their biological family and place them with a different family and whether the possible emotional strain…

Adoptees: Have Rights Too For those who are a part of the adoption world, one of the most ardently debated issues is whether birth records should be open or closed to adoptees. With this conclusion comes strong feelings on both sides. In most states, adoption records are completely sealed and inaccessible unless the adoptee petitions the court. In 16 states these records are fully or partially available upon request with no court involvement and may rely upon when you were born. In a few states…

MAIN ARGUMENT Adoption versus abortion has always been a very controversial topic. While both sides have benefits, they also may affect many people, especially the mother and child. There are both many positive and negative effects to abortion when it involves the mother. The negatives outweigh the positives, unfortunately. While on the positive side, the mother will not have to care for the child and may be able to carry on with their life, however, that child was ripped from life. If a…

International Adoption Throughout the span of approximately the last few decades, international adoptions have changed dramatically. Heavy regulations have been applied to the process of adopting internationally to ensure the overall well being of the children who are looking to be adopted into an American home. The regulations have done just that--- protected the child’s welfare--- but only to a certain extent; however, it has made it nearly impossible to adopt a child from another country…

Adoption is a big controversy in the world. There is so many families going through it. But what is it for? To help the child? My sisters and I went through this process. It was a little different because we were adopted through our family. But we were going through the situations that will require for adoption to take place. Neglect, abuse, and parents being alcoholics and doing drugs is a big problem. Seeing it personally helped my perspective on adoption. Yes some families will be…

International Adoption (IA) An international (intercountry) adoption is one where the birth country language is different than the language of the country into which the adoption occurred. (Scott et al., 2011) The peak of IA into the United States occurred in 2004. IAs have been steadily declining since then due to government regulation and increasing cost. (CNN, 2013) New trends in IA show that sending countries are placing larger numbers of older children up for adoption. (Selman,…

Intro Due to infertility, a great deal of women cannot get pregnant. Their solution is adoption. Although it is difficult, numerous couples choose to adopt internationally. Adopting internationally is when an individual decides to become a legal guardian of a child who lives in a different country from the one he or she lives in. The process of adopting a child internationally is extensive and expensive. (3) (4) (5) Hague Convention Human trafficking occurs in every country of the world. To…

The widespread sealing of adoption records despite the wishes are needs of the adopted child has been a major public issue in America. The United States government started to conceal these birth records, first from the public and then from people who were named in the records stripping the adoptees of their privileged right to acquire their original birth certificates. Closing records evolved into a standard practice in the 1960’s where the state governments sought to protect biological birth…

The Effects of Gay Adoption on a Child Children need loving homes and it is unfair that people are preventing them from receiving that. Homosexuals have barely been accepted and now they are being denied the opportunity to be parents. As stated by Bonnie Miller Rubin, “roughly 3,700 children are in state custody – taken from their homes because of abuse or neglect” (Rubin 2). People are fine with putting kids in homes that are unsafe but are against putting them in a home with two loving…

but closed or confidential adoptions are superior to open adoptions because birth parents and the adoptive families benefit from closed adoptions and children are provided with a better life. There are four main reasons why a couple or single person would choose adoption over having a child of their own. The first reason for choosing adoption is infertility. A lot of people who are infertile don’t like to broadcast their unfortunate medical condition to…