TY  - BOOK
AU  - Espejo,Roman
TI  - Adoption: opposing viewpoints
T2  - Opposing viewpoints series
SN  - 0737707895 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - HV875.55 .A3647 2002
U1  - 362.734 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - San Diego, Calif.
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Adoption
KW  - United States
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Local
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-201) and index; Adoption should be encouraged; Elizabeth Bartholet --; Adoption should be abolished; Evelyn Burns Robinson --; Adoption is an alternative to abortion and single parenting; Marvin Olasky --; Adoption is not an alternative to abortion; Katha Pollitt --; The rights of birth mothers must be protected; Heather Lowe --; The rights of birth fathers must be protected; Jeanne Warren Lindsay --; The rights of adoptive parents must be protected; Madelyn Freundlich and Lisa Peterson --; The rights of the child must be protected; L. Anne Babb --; Transracial adoptions should be encouraged; Kirsten Wonder Albrecht --; Same-race adoptions should be encouraged; Leslie Doty Hollingsworth --; Gay and lesbian couples should have the right to adopt; Jill M. Crawford --; Gay and lesbian parenting may not be beneficial; Lynn D. Wardle --; Adoption with clear familial boundaries is best; Mary Beth Seader and William L. Pierce --; An open adoption policy is best; James L. Gritter --; Adoption records should remain sealed; Ira Carnahan --; Adoption records should be opened; Denise K. Castellucci --; Policies should emphasize family preservation; National Coalition for Child Protection Reform --; Policies should not emphasize family preservation; Amanda Spake --; The internet should be used to recruit adoptive families; Children's Bureau --; Internet adoption remains a gray area; Frances Grandy Taylor
ER  -