Colby
Carter
English
102-111
Paper
[3], Draft [1]
Outline
for Essay 3
Title:
Adoption's Many Viewpoints
Thesis:
Adoption has evolved and changed over the years, the one thing that
stays consistent is the people involved with the decision, the
purpose of this paper is to show the three sides of adoption and the
past and present laws that surround the sensitive topic.
- The past, like in many legal issues, has shaped the present and helps to litigate the adoption process.
- Background information
- Ancient Rome
- Stanley vs. Illinois
- 1851 Massachusetts
2. Present day Laws
- Hague Convention
- Model State Adoption Act
- Open Adoption Laws in certain states.
- The decision to put a child up for adoption regards the desires of the birth mother, and recently the birth father
- The options a birth mother has when placing a child up for adoption
- Child out of wedlock
- Rights the mother has
- Rights the father has
- Ways to gain information on child that has been adopted
- Potential adoptive parents face many challenges and requirements when going through the adoption process.
- The process of obtaining a child
- Items they must possess in order to adopt out of the country
- The main focus of adoption is indeed the child being put up for adoption.
- Ways to obtain birth records and reach out to birth parents and states where open adoption is widely practiced.
- Statistics of adopted children's wellbeing
- Personal account and story of adopted child
Conclusion:
The process and concept of adoption is one that is debated and always
changing. The ideas and beliefs on what should take place whether the
adoption be open/closed, birth parents decision/agencies are widely
discussed and have the information I have read has formed my opinion.
I believe that children should know that they are adopted, and even
where they are born. But I think the decision should be up to the
child if they want to meet their birth parents or not.
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