Dec 4, 2008

Adoption | The Rights of Adoptive Parents Must Be Protected

In wrongful adoption, a child placement agency fails to disclose or misrepresents vital health or background information of a child to the adoptive family. In the following viewpoint, Madelyn Freundlich and Lisa Peterson contend that wrongful adoptions highlight the need for greater protection of the rights of adoptive parents. The authors make several recommendations designed to safeguard adoptive families and children from wrongful adoption. Freundlich is executive director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, an organization dedicated to improving adoption practices and policies,...