adult. In many parts of the United States where teenage girls are having‚ keeping and raising babies is considered to be without question‚ the only acceptable choice; they are not given the facts about the alternative: placing one’s newborn up for adoption. There is no situation in which an unmarried teenage girl fares best by keeping her child‚ and in no situation in which doing so is in the child’s best interest. Also‚ when neither marriage or the common sense of maturity are agreed upon‚ parenting
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Title of Speech: THINK KARLA Topic: Adoption (Open Adoption) Specific Purpose: To persuade and convince my audience to adopt a child‚ whether it be domestically‚ privately‚ or internationally‚ and to raise the child with connection to birth mother and father if deemed appropriate. Thesis Statement: Adoption gives the children a better chance at a good life. I. Introduction A-D. Children everyday are born into this world and abandoned. Many grow up not understanding who their parents are
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In an open adoption that focuses on keeping the child the center of the relationship between birth parents and adoptive parents‚ it’s important to start with a close and trusting give and take between all parties. It’s a unique balance with mutual respect and a common love for the child allows both birth parents and adoptive parents to recognize and enjoy their separate and distinct roles. Working together can create a healthy foundation for the child allowing them to naturally piece their identity
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Are you considering adoption for your child‚ but don’t fully understand how the adoption process works? This article will provide you insight into every stage of the adoption process with American Adoptions‚ and some valuable supporting articles to read within each. Step 1 – Considering Adoption: Is Adoption Right for You and Your Child? Many women facing an unplanned pregnancy are unsure if they are ready to parent. Every woman’s situation is different‚ and only you know the right decision – not
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Adoption: A Choice Of Love In a world where almost everyone has been touched by‚ or has some association with‚ adoption‚ it is amazing that the topic is still so foreign to so many of us. It is probable that there are more misconceptions about adoption than there are truths. Adoption is not about abandonment; adoption is about love. Only a mother who loves her child more than herself chooses adoption. Adoption has changed over the years and it continues to change everyday. It used to be a topic
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Peace of mind is one major benefit of open adoption for the birth parents. This peace of mind is granted several ways. Biological parents are often able to choose the family who adopts their child‚ when they choose an open adoption. The ability to choose the family “provide(s) birth parents a sense of empowerment‚ security and control” (“Open Adoption:Advantages and Benefits” 2). After giving away a child‚ parents will likely worry about that child’s safety and condition. However‚ choosing the family
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Open adoption has become increasingly common over time. Open adoption allows the birth and adoptive family to have some form of communication with one another. Communication can happen through emails‚ letters‚ telephone calls‚ social media exchange‚ or visits. Contact between the families may change as the child ages. Over the years‚ adoption has always been kept a secret. The lack of openness leaves children and birth parents with many unanswered questions. Open adoption gives children the ability
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Many children are adopted each year‚ and with these children being adopted there are adoptions. There are many forms of adoption used throughout the world‚ but the biggest forms of adoption are closed adoption and open adoption. Open adoptions are adoptions in which the birthmother‚ the biological mother of an adoptee‚ is allowed contact with the adoptee. Closed adoption is an adoption where the birthmother of the adoptee is not present in the child’s life in any way shape or form. The birth family
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concept of adoption was not legally recognized in the United States until the 1850’s‚ with the inception of the first adoption laws. While transfers of children to substitute parents or now known as “adoptive parents” had occurred informally since American colonial times‚ adoption laws legitimized the informal adoptive arrangements which previously existed. There are now two different forms of adopting a child: open or closed adoptions. Although there are two options for adoption‚ all adoptions should
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Adoption is a topic that has always been thoroughly debated. Whether it’s because of religion or plain ethics‚ people normally have a strong opinion on the topic no matter if they are for or against it. Adoption has been on the rise in the past 30 years. Specifically‚ international adoption has seen its numbers more than double in recent years. Christian Pryor of A Narrative Inquiry of International Adoption Stories states that “In 1991‚ there were 8‚481 children adopted from other countries
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