Persuasive Essay On International Adoption
Adoption is a topic that has always been thoroughly debated. Whether it’s because of religion or plain ethics, people normally have a strong opinion on the topic no matter if they are for or against it. Adoption has been on the rise in the past 30 years. Specifically, international adoption has seen its numbers more than double in recent years. Christian Pryor of A Narrative Inquiry of International Adoption Stories states that “In 1991, there were 8,481 children adopted from other countries. By 2007, that figure rose to nearly 20,000 (do I need to site what they cited?).” International adoption gives kids all over the world a second chance. Most people don’t even give international adoption a chance, which is just a disservice to all of those kids needing a loving home. All options should be explored to families looking to start
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That being said, depending on where the child is adopted internationally can diversify a family more so than others. Parents who adopt internationally are of all races, ethnic groups and sexual orientation. Popular areas of the world where children are adopted include Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America (Pryor 49). The majority of the world allows international adoption; however, there are a few countries that have banned the option of international adoption due to many circumstances. Furthermore, new legal developments regarding the topic have banned international adoption claiming adoption of children by foreigners that take kids away from their culture is of great exploitation to the child (Askeland 67). Those who oppose international adoption argue that the adoptees actually suffer a culture loss as part of the transition and that down the road they lose out on their native culture and its customs. People support this argument based on opinions and no factual evidence. They argue that because the child was taken from their culture before they had time to grow into it, the child often feels
That being said, depending on where the child is adopted internationally can diversify a family more so than others. Parents who adopt internationally are of all races, ethnic groups and sexual orientation. Popular areas of the world where children are adopted include Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America (Pryor 49). The majority of the world allows international adoption; however, there are a few countries that have banned the option of international adoption due to many circumstances. Furthermore, new legal developments regarding the topic have banned international adoption claiming adoption of children by foreigners that take kids away from their culture is of great exploitation to the child (Askeland 67). Those who oppose international adoption argue that the adoptees actually suffer a culture loss as part of the transition and that down the road they lose out on their native culture and its customs. People support this argument based on opinions and no factual evidence. They argue that because the child was taken from their culture before they had time to grow into it, the child often feels