The Ethical Issue Of Adoption - 1357 Words

Ever wonder what adoption is like? There are many opinions about how people should view adoption and how they view it themselves. This is an ethical issue because many people view this differently according to their race, religion, family and even society can influence the way you view how adoption is too a person, There are two sides with ethical issues so in this paper, I will show you both sides of adoption. People may think that if someone adopts a child that is black, and both the parents are white, that it will make the child feel out of place or not as close as they could be to their parents if they were the same race. I read an article talking about how a young couple asked Nicole similar questions about the lady being adopted†¦show more content†¦The adoptive parents might realize that they aren’t ready to be parents and that leaves the child once again feeling rejected and unwanted. In a article it explains what they think the adoptive child should know, â⠂¬Å"Children need to know their adoption story. They need to learn that they were not in any way the cause or the reason for their parents relinquishing them. Some questions that teens wonder: Why did they give me away? Was there something wrong with me? Did they give me away because they did drugs or abused me? What does that say about me? Why couldn t they work things out and taken care of me? Even with shows today like Teen Moms and Secret Life of the American Teenager, they are reminded that many young and struggling parents figure out a way to make it work to keep their baby, so why couldn t their parents do the same as they see on TV? This may lead to further issues of feeling rejected and unlovable.† (The†¦ 2). Adoption can also cause a feeling of loss that is unlike other losses like death, divorce, and any others. Dr. David M. Brodzinsky and Dr. Marshall D. Schechter said, â€Å"The loss for the adoptee is unlike other losses we have come to expect in a li fetime, such as death and divorce. Adoption is more pervasive, less socially recognized, and more profound. (Brodzinsky†¦ 3). When some people think about adoption they don’t see a difference in their child from one they have delivered. To the parents, both of the children are their