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National Adoption Attitudes Survey Commentaries from Rita Soronen and William L. Pierce

Pro & Con: Guest Commentaries

On June 19, 2002, highlights of the new National Adoption Attitudes Survey were announced in a Press Release from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which commissioned the survey.

Since the release of the Executive Summary and Full Report (see below for links), the survey has been a major topic of discussion in the adoption community, but not everyone agrees on how useful or beneficial it will be.

Differing Views

• Why the results offer hope for kids
  Rita Soronen, Executive Director
  Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
  
  
• It's a "waste of time and media attention"
  William L. Pierce, Ph.D., Executive Director
  USA Committee for International Association of Voluntary Adoption Agencies and NGOs (IAVAAN)
  Founding President
  National Council For Adoption
  
  
• It's "superficial"
  Marley Elizabeth Greiner, Executive Chair
  Bastard Nation: The Adoptees Rights Organization
  

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR DOWNLOAD

From the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

• Executive Summary in .pdf format
• Survey Report in .pdf format

(require an Adobe Acrobat reader which can be downloaded free of charge)

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