INTRODUCTION
Most persons think child bearing and parenthood is a natural process of life. Nobody ever thinks of nurturing an unrelated child. Even when infertile, they prefer to adopt a young infant so as to get the same experience as they would’ve gotten with a child of their own. They only resort to adoption of an older child when they have no option of younger ones. In a country with millions of orphans in institutions and on the streets, the rate of adoption is very low- around 3000 per year in country with almost negligible adoptions of the disabled.
Adoption at present is regulated by the Central Adoption Resource Authority. The Guidelines issued by it in 2015 governing adoption has been in a state of dispute. Many questioned the effectiveness
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Also, the analysis of the improvements of 2015 Guidelines done by the Regulations of 2017 is also scrutinised. The author also seeks to recognise the shortcomings and provide recommendations for better applicability.
LITERATURE REVIEW
According to Saumaya Vinod Joshi et al (2015), the incidence of infertility is on the rise in India and adoption is an under researched field. He stated that there is a need for generating awareness amongst prospective adoptive parents about the process, procedures and laws related to adoption and the society needs to be sensitized to develop a positive attitude towards adoption to create enabling environment.
Aditya Bharadwaj (2003) opined that adoption continues to remain an undesirable option because the links between an adopted child and the social parent become a public, vocal, and visible admission of infertility that cannot be
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A writ petition was filed by Canadians seeking a direction to CARA to grant a ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) for taking her adopted child to Canada. The petitioners stated that even after nine years of adoption CARA has not issued NOC. The Court also observed that, though there is some ambiguity as to whether the Juvenile Justice Act of 2015 applies to inter-country direct adoptions, yet it is of the opinion that the scope of Section 60 of the Act should be expanded to cover all forms of inter-country direct
Canada upholds that the best interests of the child are central to the decision making process on humanitarian and compassionate applications. “[T]he rights, interests, and needs of children and special attention to childhood are important clauses that should be considered in reasonably interpreting the “humanitarian” and “compassionate” considerations that guide the exercise of discretion” (Baker v. Canada, 1999, para. 73). The Court upholds that for a decision on an H&C application to be reasonable it “requires close attention to the interests and needs of the children. Children’s rights and attention to their interests, are central humanitarian and compassionate values in Canadian society.” (Baker v. Canada, 1999, para.
Jessica Cohen, a graduate of Yale, has written the essay “Grade A: The Market for a Women’s Eggs” regarding her experience on donating her eggs to a fastidious infertile couple. The primary reason for her consideration was $25,000 that the couple was willing to pay for the right donor. Although such large amount of money sounds extraordinary to a college student, Cohen wasn’t qualified for the couple’s satisfaction due to her credentials therefore Cohen would not be creating their “perfect child”. She explains many viewpoints of the process of egg donation, health risks correlating with egg donation, and the medical process of conception from donated eggs. After all, creating the ideal child is too easy especially if the person can afford it.
Ralph Flynn’s impact may be huge, and his effect will change the adoption process, child protection, and people’s perspective of abuse. The adoption process is already difficult, but the United States and other countries may see it fit to enact more regulation in the system for adoption. To avoid this type of situation ever again, adoption agencies may become more strict
The girls in favor of pro-choice shared that sometimes these children are left without parents. They are either left in orphanages or in foster care. Not all children have the right support and may feel unwanted as they grow up. Furthermore, some families cannot afford to have a child because they are not financially stabled. Some people feel they are not prepared to be parents.
An article from Adoption Statistics, for example, stated that 2% of unmarried women decided to place their children in adoption. More specifically, an even smaller percentage of black unmarried women and white unmarried women chose adoption over abortion. While this pro-life argument has good intentions, it does not apply to every woman’s
Tie to the audience: Some of the children that are in foster care might be related to you or the child could be someone that you know like a friend’s child. C. Thesis and Preview: Consequently, we need to do something to make adoption easier and better not only in the United States, but all over the world. Today I will give you a few solutions to fix the foster care system. I’ll begin by telling you about the need to improve foster care. II.
Gilovick states, “ So it is with the erroneous belief that infertile couples who adopt are subsequently more likely to conceive. Our attention is automatically drawn to couples who conceive after adopting, but not to those who adopt but do not conceive.” ( Gilovick 3) In the article, “Study: Behavior in kindergarten liked to adult success”, the author states, “ for every one-point increase in a child’s social competency score in kindergarden, they were twice as likely to obtain a college degree, and 46% more likely to have a full time job by age 25.” (Wallace)
Many people argue that adoption practices that involve forceful acts or fraud is a form of child trafficking (Brown & Roby, 2016). This argument has brought upon attention towards problems with unethical activities in intercountry adoption. Adopting a child and doing such unethical acts towards them should not be allowed. Before placing a child into the hands of someone else their background should be thoroughly examined before they are approved. They should have a trial period where the adoptee can bond with their potential adoptive parents to see if they match because the child's happiness is the top priority for the process.
Title: The Gift of Adoption Rhetorical Purpose: To inform the audience about what adoption looks like in today’s society, including what it is, an overview of the process, and the prevalence in the media. Thesis Statement: The process is often thought of as complicated and uncommon, but with increased awareness and proper education, individuals can better understand the gift that is adoption. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: More than five million women of childbearing age in the U.S. have infertility problems (Seven myths, 2018). Or in simpler terms, one out ten couples will have problems with infertility, according to Meredith’s Women Network (Seven myths, 2018).
Institutionalisation can also severely affect a child’s development, but this can sometimes be recovered when the child is adopted. The child’s physical features like height, weight and head circumference can suffer during this time. Also, cognitively a child’s IQ can be off a normal range if adopted around their 3rd birthday but when it comes to school performance the cognitive performance can lag cognitive competence. Also, when it comes to emotional development, a study of Romanian adoptees demonstrated that attachment was affected if the child wasn’t adopted before they were 12 months old compared to secure attachments likely to be achieved before then, but babies adopted under 6 months showed normal attachment patterns during early childhood.
B. The benefits of the adoption procedure on single parents. 1. Individuals that couldn’t get pregnant or get married will have the opportunity through single parent adoption to live a parenthood and transmit their infinite love and attention to a child they chose to devote their life
This ratio shows how many of the children are not inside the adoption services for the right reason as only very few are actual orphans. Some of the children inside the homes are not eligible for adoption from certain places and will make it increasingly difficult and more time consuming till adoption takes place; as the Nepalese law says children must be abandoned to be adopted, to be categorized as abandoned the child must be given up at birth or left at a hospital, as long as parents provide hospitals with forms for the
Single parent adoption In today's society, one of the strongest controversy in the world today is over whether or not single parents should be allowed to adopt. Some believe it is socially acceptable for a single parent to adopt a child and that “single prospective adopters of both genders can have much to offer to an adopted child” (The Telegraph Tim Ross), others think that singles should not be able to adopt. In some eyes they see that a child needs two parents so a child can grow up having a mother and father figure to look up to, and by having two parents, one can fill in the other part when one is sick or tired or so on.
International Adoption International adoption is the process by which adoptive parents adopt a child from another country through legal means. It is also known as “stranger adoption” if contrast to relative adoption, which is a child adopted by his/her extended biological family. While in international adoption, adoptive parents and children meet across lines of difference involving not just biology, but also socio-economic class, cultural heritage and nationality. Henceforth, the question of whether international adoption should be banned has caused much debate over the years. International adoption can fulfil children’s most fundamental human rights although critics have argued that it has violated their heritage rights.
The legal implications and feasibility of integrating the Syariah courts into the federal judicial system through restoration of Article 121 of Federal Constitution Prior to 1988, Article 121(1) of Federal Constitution provided as follows: Subject to Clause (2) the judicial power of the Federation shall be vested in two High Courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction and status, namely— (a) one in the States of Malaya, which shall be known as the High Court in Malaya and shall have its principal registry in Kuala Lumpur; and (b) one in the States of Sabah and Sarawak, which shall be known as the High Court in Borneo and shall have its principal registry at such place in the States of Sabah and Sarawak as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may determine;