Related links:
Central PA Magazine: October 2010 article: Road to Reunion
Radio Smart Talk on the rights of adopted children and birth parents
The list:
#10: “Healthy newborns are available to be adopted.”
#9: “Birth parents do not have an unlimited period of time in which to change their minds.”
#8 "A birth father’s rights can never be ignored.” (in the adoption process).
#7: “While healthy newborns are available, in the U.S., waiting lists are becoming longer and longer.”
#6: “There are no ‘blank’ forms a family can use to avoid using an attorney.”
#5: “Every state’s adoption laws are unique with only two laws applying across state lines.”
#4: “Private adoption is very different from an agency adoption.”
#3: “Literally hundreds of children are available for adoption through the state's foster care system.”
#2: “Some countries have unusual requirements and restrictions for international adoption.”
#1: “Until the birth parents’ parental rights have been legally ended, even if a child has been placed into your physical custody, you have all the responsibilities of a parent, but almost none of the rights.”
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