Foreign Adoption?

Question

I am doing a persauvsive speech and my topic is foreign adoption. I think that is should be allowed, and it is a good thing for humans to do. What are some arguments or points that would support my topic, any personal stories or anything would help

Answer 1

My daugthter was adopted from China in 2004.  

When asked why I did it, there's all kinds of answers I could give.

I'm not a huge fan of the typical domestic adoption.  I wanted to do a sure thing.  Adopting from China meant that when all was said and done, I knew I was going to be adopting a little girl... I would never have to fear her birthparents would suddenly appear and demand her back, and that there was an orderly and just process in place... not only for me but for her as well.

Since that process I've now learned that I will begin to turn my attentions back to domestic adoption.  One point which doesn't support your arguement is that the whole foreign adoption process(es) are hugely political.  What used to take two years to accomplish in a Chinese adoption now takes over three or four years.  The federal government only issues permits to adopt internationally for one year.... you have to renew it everytime it lapses.

If it helps you out... please contact me.  I usually check e-mail every couple of hours between 8-5 M-F.

Answer 2

I would recommend checking out the following websites:

www.informedadoptions.com -- this is a site comprised mostly of adoptive parents who adopted internationally.

www.research-china.org -- this is run by a gentleman who does a lot of research specific to Chinese adoptions, he has a wealth of information.

You probably won't find many people willing to share their personal stories on Y/A but there are many blogs regarding international adoptions that would be helpful to you feel free to e-mail me and I will give them to you.

Answer 3

We adopted two older bio-siblings from Liberia.  The process was daunting but the experience has been tremendous.  International adoption gets a lot of scrutiny now because the potiential for abuse of the system is very high.  However, international adoptions can be done legally and ethically, but it does fall on the adoptive parents to make sure that it is done so.  

I think the bottom line is that every child, regardless of national origin, deserves a safe, loving and secure home.  

Feel free to email me via my profile info if you would like more information or specifics.

Answer 4

This is actually a loaded question.  A lot of foreign adoptions (and I'm not saying that all of them are) are really just fronts for the booming business of selling babies.  There is a tremendous amount of fraud, lies, deceipt, broken laws, and anything dispicable that you can imagine that goes on with some of these foreign adoptions.  I would say be very wary of foreign adoptions.  It has nothing to do with prejudice for race or nationality.  It has a LOT to do with having a lot more lenient laws in some countries, and about the authorities turning their heads and looking the other way, or officials making big bucks themselves.

And the reason it is such a booming business is because we Americans think that every baby from these other countries would automatically be better off in America.  Just take some time to visit YouTube and listen to some of the nightmare stories from adoptees  who have been through horrible experiences because they were stolen or sold, and brought to America or Cananda, or some other more privileged country.  The parents think they are doing a wonderful thing for these poor little cildren growing up in poverty.  But they rarely know the whole story, and probably would not want to.

Answer 5

Foreign adoption should be allowed.  America is the mixing pot of all nationalities, and our saying is, "give us your poor and your weak".  By adopting children who need homes, no matter where they come from, the world can be a better place.

In order to do any adoption, the scrutiny of the home study goes into personal interviews, criminal checks, and more.  What the real shame is that natural parents don't have to go through some of that stuff before they become pregnant, because the world might not have so many unwanted children, and there wouldn't be nearly as many abusers.

Answer 6

While I don't have any personal experience for you because we adopted our son through a domestic adoption, I guess the point I would make is:  All children deserve a loving stable family regardless of nationality.