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Originally Posted by daswig
Adoption is viewed as a different issue, and a far less optimal solution than the child being with his or her biological parents.
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Aw geez, now i'm offended too. This is one of the most hurtful opinions out there about adoption. "far less optimal"??
Taking a child into your heart and home, from an orphanage or birth mother that chooses to not raise the child, is LESS optimal? Not adding another child to an already crowded world is LESS optimal??
I would encourage you to look at the sentence you wrote. "viewed as" by whom? Clearly by you. Sure not viewed that way by me, and many others. I think there is a word for those that view equivalent situations as "different". That word may have been thrown around on this thread already...
As an aside, I'd be curious to know your view on abortion. So many anti-all-abortion people are so quick to say "adoption is the answer!". But some then turn around and suggest that adoption is "less optimal".
I'm not saying I'm sure that's you, daswig. But that's how I'd bet my money.
sorry to tangent