words coming from the voice mail‚ Margo threw her phone onto the chair and ran to go find her adoptive parents‚ Dan‚ and Patty. Her whole life‚ Margo waited for the phone call that would lead her to her birth parents. At age one‚ she was put up for adoption. The only thing that she would ever know about them was that they lived in Oregon just like Margo did now. When she was younger she would watch everyone passing by‚ hoping that someone that who looked like her -- tall with blonde hair‚ and brown
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Allowing Gays and Lesbians to Adopt There is a lot of discussion in the U.S. today about whether gay and lesbians should or not be allowed to adopt. Different groups and professionals will see the issue very differently. Some will argue for the rights of the gay couple‚ and others will argue for the rights of the children. There are pros and cons to consider when discussing the rights of gay couples to adopt. Should gays and lesbians couple be allowed to adopt children? The answer to this big
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that of infertility‚ this is one of the major reasons because it affects both men and women. Male for example may have problem with sperm production or the woman may have problem with fertility as the case may be‚ the couple can decide to go for adoption or to become a foster parent. I found that foster and adopted parent are not similar‚ foster parents is a means of providing temporary homes to children because they are yet to be re-united with their family‚ and if re-unification is not possible
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progressive stance on the matters of same-sex parenting and child care in the processes of adoption and foster parenting. The Garden State allows for same-sex adoption; allows single homosexuals to adopt; and allows second parent same-sex adoption (“Same-Sex Adoption Laws‚” n.d.). New Jersey has passed progressive laws and policies that prohibit discrimination charged against gay individuals in the adoption process (Sudol‚ 2010). New Jersey state law also bans discrimination against gay individuals
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Gay Adoption in the US Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the debate regarding gay men and lesbian couples adopting children in the United States. Thesis: Social stigma‚ legal hurdles‚ and agency biases are the main points surrounding the gay adoption controversy. Introduction: In 2011‚ 400‚540 children in the US were in the foster care system‚ waiting to be adopted according to the Children’s Bureau page at the Administration for Children and Families webpage. However‚ an entire
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of adoption‚ which has become worldwide. On the other hand‚ a great man once said "Adoption is the fact of giving a couple who cannot have kids‚ the opportunity to promise themselves to be great parents to a child in need" due to family problems or parents addicted on either drug‚ alcohol‚ or even abusing the child or if their parents had died and there’s no one that can take care of the child. I agree that adopting a child from abroad is a long process‚ and on the other hand that adoption may
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is a mystery in itself. These are all thoughts and questions that might run through a childs mind who is being adopted by a family that lives in a different country. This is an international adoption‚ and it can be controversial in the U.S along with other countries for different reasons. International adoption has gone throughout history adjusting as it has to‚ but it’s not the only thing that has changed both what the parents go through and the children adapting have evolved as time goes on too.
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Tammy Joiner CFS 157‚ 6:00 PM 2 May 2012 International Adoption Offers Advantages and Disadvantages In April of 2010‚ an American single mother‚ Torry Hansen‚ put her foreign-adopted seven-year-old son on a plane back to Moscow—alone. She cited psychological and behavior issues as the reason for such a drastic measure‚ “After giving my best to this child‚ I am sorry to say that for the safety of my family‚ friends‚ and myself‚ I no longer wish to parent this child‚” read the note accompanying
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April 19‚ 2011 The choice of an open vs. closed adoption is one of the most important decisions a mother can make during the adoption process. For both processes an agreement is crafted to detail the rights of the birth parents in the life of the baby following the adoption. There are many pros and cons to both options. Both can be seen and evaluated in the following articles that clearly explain and discuss these two options. Also‚ another form of clarification is the textbook‚ Marriages and Families
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November 26‚ 2012 Basic Sciences 1 – News Essay New Surgical Technology: Adoption or Diffusion? This article raised an interesting subject: surgeons and patients seeking improved treatment often forget that a new technique is not necessarily a better one. Human body with its health problems remains the same but the surgical technology is always moving towards progress. People develop new surgical tools and new surgical procedures constantly. However‚ do we carefully test all these new tools
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