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In this article, the writer notes that the adoption process is one that should not be entered into lightly and one that professionals should take great responsibility ethically in providing necessary services to the birth parents who are considering entering into an adoption proceeding. The inequity of adoption laws are historically noted in this work as well as the failure of the legal system in protecting the birth parent from suffering associated with denial of information as to her child's well being. It is the belief of the researcher that provisions for adult disclosure of birth parent information and identification should be inclusive in laws and regulations governing adoptions in order to protect the individual who has everything to lose, and specifically for protection of the birth parent.

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"The rights of the birthparents should be given the most weight in the adoption process as compared to the adoptive parents. While the adoptive parents have much to gain, the birthparents are those who have much to lose if the adoption process is not handled properly, ethically, according to prescribed laws, and responsively as to the psychological needs of the birthparents who are giving up their child for adoption. The intention of the birthparents who give up the child for adoption generally is one that is noble and is directly based upon a decision to allow the child the opportunity for a better life than the birthparent is able to provide. However, after the child has become an adult, the goal of adoption has been successfully concluded and there should be no reason whatsoever that the birthparent and child should be hidden from one another legally."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Feast, J., Marwood, M., Seabrook, S., & Webb, E. (1994). Preparing for reunion: Experiences from the adoption circle. London: Children's Society.
• Derdeyn, A.P. (1979) Adoption and the Ownership of Children. Child Psychiatry and Human Development Journal. Volume 9, Number 4, June 1979. 23.
• Samuels, E.J. (2001) The Idea of Adoption: An Inquiry into the History of adult Adoptee Access to Birth Records. 2001 Rutgers Law Review, Winter, 2001.
• National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, April 20, 2004.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children's Bureau, Data and Information Systems, April 16, 2004.

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