Is International Adoption unpatriotic?

daviimom · #1 05-07-2007, 07:19

With the number of American children sitting in the foster care system is it a national shame that international adoption is so prevalent? Please don't misunderstand my position, children everywhere deserve to have a loving home but shouldn't you take care of those closest to you before trying to heal the world? This is a legitimate question not intended to offend anyone!

OrangeCharlie · #2 05-07-2007, 08:08

I think that adoption is wonderful no matter where the child is from. Simple as that.

katbyrd41 · #3 05-07-2007, 08:15

I understand your position and I sympathize with it. I also sympathize with people who find the red tape involved in American adoptions just too daunting. And with those who prefer a newborn, free of "issues"--and if a newborn is more readily available overseas, then I understand why they go there. Adoption is one of those things that is simultaneously very happy and very sad to me.

tremonster · #4 05-07-2007, 08:35

I completely agree with you, but as others have stated it is the American government who is at fault. They have to be involved with everything and just end up screwing things up more than they already were.

Bruce T · #5 05-07-2007, 09:35

IMHO, one should try to adopt in the US if possible. But it is hard to find a baby to adopt in the US. Many American single moms nowadays keep the baby-- less social stigma than in years past. Some women have abortions. Many of the kids in the foster system are there temporarily and it's my understanding that the goal is to get them back to the birth mom eventually. I don't know the current status of white couples/moms adopting non-white kids in the U.S. But there has been a lot of controversy in the past. Maybe another respondent can comment.

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