Issues in Adoption
Issues in Adoption | More Regulation of International Adoption Agencies Is Necessary
Thank you for inviting me to testify about how the federal government can effectively implement the Hague Convention and the Intercountry Adoption Act (IAA)1 to improve international adoption services for adoptive families, birth parents and adopted children and ensure a more ethical adoption environment internationally. I represent the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute (Adoption Institute), a not-for-profit national policy and research organization devoted to improving the quality of adoption policy and practice, and the public’s perception of adoption. Throughout the regulatory...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Adoption Should Be Encouraged as an Alternative to Abortion and Single Parenthood
- Prejudice Against Adoption and Adopted Families Should Be Challenged
- International Adoptions Should Be Celebrated
- Transracial Adoptions Can Be Beneficial
- More Foster Children Should Be Placed in Adoptive Homes
- The Infant Adoption Industry Should Be Abolished
- Pregnant Women Should Not Be Coerced into Placing Their Children Up for Adoption
- International Adoption Is Harmful and Exploitive
- Transracial Adoption Should Not Be Encouraged
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Chapter 2
- Chapter 2 Preface
- More Regulation Is Necessary to Protect People from International Adoption Scams
- More Regulation of International Adoption Agencies Is Necessary
- The Federal Government Must Regulate Adoption
- More Federal Regulation May Displace Small International Adoption Agencies
- Government Regulations and Procedures for Adoption Are Too Cumbersome
- Infant Adoption Should Be Deregulated
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Chapter 3
- The Open Records Controversy: An Overview
- Arguments Against Opening Adoption Records Are Spurious
- The Right of Adoptees to Access Their Personal Information Should Be Unconditional
- Voluntary Registries Are an Inadequate Substitute for Open Records Laws
- Opening Adoption and Birth Records Violates the Privacy Rights of Birth Mothers
- Removing Privacy Protections Will Threaten the Future of Infant Adoption
- A Voluntary Registry System Is Preferable to Open Records Laws
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Chapter 4
- Changing Policies Toward Gay Adoption: An Overview
- Sexual Orientation Should Not Be a Barrier to Adoption
- Restrictions on Gay and Lesbian Adoptions Are Unconstitutional
- Restrictions on Gay and Lesbian Adoptions Harm Children in Need
- Legalizing Gay Adoptions Will Strengthen and Stabilize Families
- Restrictions on Gay and Lesbian Adoption Are Not Unconstitutional
- Permitting Gay and Lesbian Adoptions May Put Children at Risk
- Adoption Workers Are Wrongly Biased in Favor of Gays and Lesbians
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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