This book explores many issues related to adoption policies in the U.S., including: the benefits and drawbacks of open adoptions or sealed birth records, regulations surrounding international adoptions, issues related to adoption by same-sex couples, arguments for and against state or national father registries, and issues surrounding the adoption of children in foster care and older children. Sources of the essays include the American Psychological Association, the Liberty Council, and Susan Livingston Smith.
| ISBN: | 9780737761481 |
| Publication date: | 16th July 2012 |
| Author: | Christine Watkins |
| Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | At Issue |
| Genres: |
Educational: Citizenship and social education |