Birth Parents Should Not Be Able To Reclaim Their Child

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with technology and the rest of the world, laws referring to adoption are also continually undergoing changes. Whether these laws have a positive or negative impact on the adoption controversy, they all are causing the children confusion and pain. Older laws were abandoned because the rights given to the birth mother outweighed the birth father. Kate Burke once wrote, that in most stated, the birth mother was entitled to receive living expenses, medical care, and were able to choose and meet the adoptive parents. As for the men they weren't given any rights or say in the issues at all. (Burke 1997, 13) Chris Craig was caught explaining that the birth mother was also allowed to determine whether or not the birth father would be given the right to associate with the child. Children growing up through this were not given the environment they need so badly. If the mother chose to not allow the father to have contact with the child, he or she would grow up constantly ...

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family. Not knowing who their birth parents are may allow some children to live an easier relaxed life. They may never know they are adopted, and can go through life believing in their adoptive parents, the ones who really care for them. It is believed to provide a "clean break" for both the child and the birth parents, relieving emotions of grief and shame. (Craig 1996, 125) With this newly adopted "clean break" consent form; adoptive children once matured are still unable to discover who their birthparents are. With these laws and regulations being applied contact between birth parents and children will continue to not exist.
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