Adoption | The Rights of the Child Must Be Protected
L. Anne Babb is executive director of the Family Tree Adoption Counseling Center in Norman, Oklahoma, a nonprofit adoption advocacy organization, and coauthor of Adopting and Advocating for the Special Needs Child. In the following viewpoint, Babb claims that in order to achieve ethical standards in adoption, the rights of the child should be paramount. She contends that the main purpose of adoption is to serve the needs of the child. To fulfill their needs, children in adoption must have the right to be raised in their families of origin when possible, be permitted to maintain...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Should Adoption Be Encouraged?
- Chapter 2: Whose Rights Should Be Protected in the Adoption Process?
- Chapter 3: What Types of Adoption Should Be Encouraged?
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Chapter 4: Should Adoption Policies Be Changed?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Adoption with Clear Familial Boundaries Is Best
- An Open Adoption Policy Is Best
- Adoption Records Should Remain Sealed
- Adoption Records Should Be Opened
- Policies Should Emphasize Family Preservation
- Policies Should Not Emphasize Family Preservation
- The Internet Should Be Used to Recruit Adoptive Families
- Internet Adoption Remains a Gray Area
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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