Summary:
This essay provides information on Adoption. It explains the positive points about adopting children and describes how much it helps other people.
Adoption is one of the decisions that can be made with an unwanted pregnancy. Many women believe this is the best option. Adoption can be very difficult because of the emotional attachment involved. Some women who plan to have their baby adopted change their minds after giving birth. Giving up your child can be a very stressful time in a person's life. Some reasons why women give their baby up for adoption is, because they feel they can not give the baby as much love and support as he/she needs, or they can't financially support a baby at that time. Adoption is something that can be totally confidential and you don't need your parent's signature or consent for anything. Parents can neither force nor prevent adoption because they have no rights to your child.
It is only legal to sign papers agreeing to adoption after your baby is at least six weeks old. This gives the mother time to change her mind. An adoption agency will place your child with the best suitable adopters. The mother and father can know as much or as little as they wish about the adoptive parents. After your child has been adopted you then have no right to contact your child. In some cases limited contact may be agreed. When the child is eighteen years old, he/she will legally be able to obtain their original birth certificate and adoption papers.
134,000 children in the United States are waiting for a permanent family. An estimated 118,779 children were adopted in 1993. In 1999, 16,396 foreign born children were adopted by U. S. families. The National Adoption Center has found families for 18,000 children since 1972. They believe that "there are no unwanted children just unfound families."
Very few teens choose adoption. There are many reasons why, they bond to their unborn child and love them just as older mothers do. The younger the adolescent is the less likely she is to make an adoption plan. They think they are not as mature and ready to take care of the unborn child. Many teenagers just want to make a decision that will please everybody, but the truth is that you can't ever please everybody. The biggest concern is your child.
Some people wonder what the difference is between adoption and fostering. With adoption you legally give up all responsibilities for your child and you are no longer the legal guardian or parent. Fostering means that another set of parents will temporarily be watching over your baby, but you will remain the legal guardian over your child. Making the decision of adoption or fostering is a very hard thing to do. A mother in this situation should really get some counseling and some advice.
In my opinion, adoption would be the best way to go if I was a young mother who could not support my baby. I would choose adoption over fostering because I don't think its right to switch your child around from place to place until you are ready to make a commitment to your child. With adoption the organizations you are with make sure that your child will have the best home. Also I would think that it wouldn't be healthy for your child to live away from his/her mother and then visit every once in a while. It is all your choice. No one else can make that decision for you.
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