Open adoption

Adoption has been a common practice for many years, but only recent years has the issue of gay adoption risen. Same-sex couples should be allowed to adopt. There are too many orphans in the world, but there are not enough families or parents to take them in; this is a perfect situation for same-sex couples. Who can say that same-sex parents would not be just as great a parent than heterosexual couples? There are 17.8 million children worldwide that are orphans who need a home. There are not…

Every state in the United States allow single people to adopt, but single people are still being denied of their right. Marital status does not stop anyone from adopting a child anywhere. Adoption agencies and attorneys often prefer married couples as an idea choice for children. Most adoption agencies prefer a married couple over a single individual, but an already given right shouldn’t be taken away from them just because of their relationship status. If a single person is considered incapable…

no matter their sexual orientation, is ready to be a parent and be able to take care of a child, they should not be denied their human rights to adopt a child. There are just too many children without loving homes. According to the most recent "Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System" report, there were about 406,412 children in foster care in the United States in 2010 (AFCARS). One reason why homosexuals are denied their rights to adopt is because many people are prejudice and…

International and Transracial Adoption There are hundreds of tragic events that leave children sundered from their families and left to an orphanage or foster home such as natural disasters, death, abuse, and neglect. Though this may be true, international and transracial adoptions cause emotional and behavioral problems in children. Adopting parents from America need to be more aware of the different problems and risks these children are susceptible to before ripping them from their country…

Health defines adoption as “a practice in which an adult assumes the role of parent for a child who is not the adult's biological offspring” (GECH 2016, 60). Common practice since ancient times, adoption continues to represent a widespread phenomenon across modern society as a whole. For a variety of reasons – from war/violence, to socio-economic factors, to social pressures – biological parents may choose, or in many cases, find themselves forced, to surrender their offspring for adoption.…

decided on an Ethiopian adoption program.…

Benefits of Same-Sex Adoption Across the United States Same-sex couples have had trouble adopting children, even their partner’s birth child, for many years. However, in March of 2016 the government ruled the last ban on same-sex adoption in Mississippi unconstitutional. This made same-sex adoption finally legal in all fifty states. This sparked protests across the United States. Although there are still people who believe same-sex couples should not have the right to both adopt the same child,…

Should adoptees, race or homosexuality be a consideration in adoption? Today, over 150,000,000 children (18 and under) are without parents. This number includes children of White, Black, Indian, Asian, Mexican, and other races who are in foster care looking for a family. An adoption is to take place if the adopting family is willing to love and accept everything about the child, whom already feels neglected. Love will always come first when taking care of a child. There should never be a law…

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…

Dolores M. Schmidt, James A. Rosenthal, and Beth Bombeck conducted a qualitative study on adoption disruption through an in-depth interview process with 15 adoptive parents of children aged 4 to 17. As stated in the article, (Schmidt, Rosenthal, & Bombeck, 1988) "The interview consisted of 15 semi-structured, open-ended questions which were asked of the parents" (p.121). Many of these questions included ideas of expectations parents had of their child, amount of information they received from…