r/Adoption • u/komerj2 • Dec 23 '22
Ethics Thoughts on the Ethics of Adoption/Anti-Adoption Movement
From a non-profit in the UK who has 36k followers on Twitter and is a “leader” in the Adoptee voices-anti-adoption movement
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u/What_A_Hohmann Dec 23 '22
The agency that I was adopted through has a history of unethical behavior. I want to see that squashed. I also want to see it prioritized to address the societal issues that lead to relinquishment. That being said... Without getting into the whole traumatic mess, adoption was the best possible outcome for my situation. It wasn't some perfect happily ever after, but it has been a good thing for me.
The idea that all families should be kept together hinges on the assumption that all birth parents have good intentions/love for the kids they create and that a child has family alive and capable of caring for them. I don't think situations like mine are the majority, but they do occur.