Реферат: Adoption Nature Or Nurture Essay Research Paper

birthmother had adequate , unbiased counseling, something that may have led them to

make more considered, timely choices, including to honestly disclosure the fathers’ names;

nor were they supported in exploring alternatives to adoption (Axness 1).

An adoptive mother and assistant attorney general in Montana, Kim Kradokfer,

states, “I think what the Act ultimately does is to put adoptions more at risk. I think it

makes adoptions in many cases more coercive, because the birth parents may not have had

the counseling, and may not be making a free decision. I think that this Act will cause

more of the Baby Richards and Baby Jessicas (2).

An adoption law should be drawn from the wisdom of several professionals and

consumers who are involved and impacted by adoption and should be judged upon the

following factors: It should ensure that before placement, the child is legally free; it should

require a thorough assessment of the family who would raise the child before the

placement is made; It should require post-placement services; The best interests of the

child should take precedence over any other concerns. The Uniform Adoption Act does

not provide important protections for adoptive parents, birth parents or children who are

subject to adoption (McCarty 1).

Are “parents” those who give birth to a child or those who care for a child? Does

natureor nurture make a woman a mother? As more and more heartbreaking tugs-of-war

between biological and adoptive parents surface, anyone searching for a baby has good

reason for concern (Diamant 69).

Alexander, Bryan and Marjorie Bosen. “The Ties That Bind.” People. 15 August

1994:38-40.

Axness, Marcy Wineman. [[email protected]]. “In the Best Interests of Whom?”

[http:// www.adopting.org/uniform.html].

Casey, Kathryn. “The Case of Baby Lenore 25 Years Later.” Ladies Home Journal.

August 1995: 116-9.

Diamant, Anita. “Is It Safe to Adopt A Child?” McCalls (Jan 1994): 96-99. Rpt. in Family.

Vol. 5. Ed. Eleanor Goldstein. Boca Raton, FL: S.I.R.S., Inc., 1994. Art. 22.

Hegger, Susan. “The Trials of Childhood.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (Aug 1993): 1B. Rpt.