The Pros And Cons Of Adoption

According to the Cambridge dictionary, adoption is “the act of taking another person's child legally into your family to raise as your own child.” It quickly became a very popular thing to do in the mid-1900s. Since then, adoption has been a very common topic of conversation, more so of argument. Similar to a myriad of other controversial topics, people have their own opinions; many people are actually against adoption and could sit down and write a whole list of reasons why adopting a child is a terrible idea. However, many of those people never take into account all of the positives that come with adopting a child. Adoption is an amazing, indescribable act that I look forward to being a part of in the future. Just like almost everything in this imperfect world, adoption has its cons. As well, adoption has its pros; I believe that the more people partake in it, the better we can make the lives of children in need.
If you flick through the pages of the Bible, you’ll find that it actually speaks of adoption. Romans 9:8 reads, “This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.” Before the 1851 Adoption of Children Act was passed in Massachusetts, informal adoptions were very normal.
You’re probably thinking, “Thousands of children are adopted each year—why should I have to contribute?” Well, if you compare the number of orphaned or homeless children to the number of those children actually being adopted, the difference is unfortunately extreme. There are still so many children waiting to be adopted and finally given a family, and there are so many reasons to take part in that. For instance, there are millions of couples around the world wanting to start a family but are not able to conceive and have a child of their own; adoption gives that choice back to them, and couples are still able to pursue that dream of having a family of their