A Year's Worth of Opinions
Dateline: 12/27/99
During the year, we here in the adoption community have expressed opinions on everything from Open Records to the future of Elian Gonzalez, a 6-year old Cuban boy.Let's take a look at some past highlights.
What do we think?| Open Records | more info |
| We are overwhelmingly in favor of unconditional access to original birth records for adult adoptees. |
| Adopting AIDS/HIV+ Children | more info |
| 74% of us would consider adopting an AIDS/HIV+ child. |
| Promoting Children on TV | more info |
| The majority of us do not think waiting children should be promoted on television. |
| Adopting Waiting Children | more info |
| Concerns about the emotional health of waiting children is the reason a majority of us would not consider adopting from foster care. |
| International Adoption | more info |
| Our greatest medical concern in international adoptions is Attachment Disorder. |
| Banning Private Adoption | more info |
| 64% think we should not ban private adoptions. |
| Federal Incentives | more info |
| 68% of us think federal rewards and incentives that accompany the Adoptions 2002 Initiative push adoptions too quickly. |
| Time to Change Minds | more info |
| Most of us think birthparents should have one month to change their minds after committing to an adoption plan. |
| Adoption on Talk Shows | more info |
| Most of think Maury Povich does the best job presenting adoption on talk shows. |
| Benefitting from Open Adoption | more info |
| We think open adoption benefits all parties: adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents. |
| Holiday Gifts | more info |
| 41% of us gave our children's birthparent(s) a holiday gift. |
And in the two most hotly debated issues of the year, we are totally split on our opinions about the
new adoption stamp, and the future of 6-year old
Elian Gonzalez.
When I asked you what
you like best about the site here, you told me the
forum is the biggest draw and your favorite topics are
search and reunion.
It's been a great year of discussion and opinion.
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