Are adoption policies fair? /
Amanda Hiber, book editor
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008
- 112 p. ; 24 cm.
- At issue .
- At issue. Social issues .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-106) and index
Open adoption policies are fair / Lorraine Dusky -- Open adoption is only fair with the consent of all parties / Thomas C. Atwood -- Photolists of children awaiting adoption raise ethical concerns / Sarah Gerstenzang and Madelyn Freundlich -- Intraracial adoptions should be prioritized over transracial adoptions / North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) -- Transracial adoptions should not be discouraged / Katharine Quarmby -- Gays and lesbians should be allowed to adopt / American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) -- Gays and lesbians should not be allowed to adopt / Gary Glenn -- Father registries are fair / Mardie Caldwell -- Father registries are not fair / Jane Spies and Murray Davis -- Single people should be given the same opportunity as couples to adopt / Amanda J. Crawford -- China’s new adoption restrictions are not fair / Beth Nonte Russell -- The U.S. government should strengthen regulations on international adoptions / Cindy Freidmutter -- The interstate compact on the placement of children should be reformed / Liz Oppenheim -- Organizations to contact
9780737739107 (hardcover) 9780737739114 (pbk.)
Adoption--Government policy--United States--Juvenile literature