Adoption Book

	Foreword	7
	Introduction	9
Chapter 1	The Adoption Process
1	Americans Have a Favorable Opinion of Adoption	15
2	Americans Still Have Lingering Fears About Adoption	21
3	Common Decisions That Parents Will Make in the Adoption Process	28
Chapter 2	International Adoption
1	International Adoption Is Risky	38
2	The Hague Treaty Can Remove Some of the Risks of International Adoption	44
3	Transcultural Adoption Poses Unique Challenges to Families and Children	52
4	Exporting Black Babies Through Foreign Adoptions	56
Chapter 3	Nontraditional Adoption
1	Gay Adoption Can Negatively Impact Children	63
2	Gay Adoption Serves the Best Interests of Children	68
3	Transracial Adoption	73
4	Adopting a Teenager	79
Chapter 4	Openness and Disclosure
1	The Benefits of Open Adoption	87
2	The Problems of Open Adoption	92
3	Choosing an Open Adoption Arrangement	97
4	Adult Adoptees Should Have Full Access to Their Adoption Records	105
5	Adoptive Parents Should Help Their Children Reunite with Birth Parents	113
Chapter 5	Personal Stories of Adoption
1	A Daughter and Birth Mother Reunite and End the Uncertainty in Their Lives	120
2	Adopting the Children of a Deceased Relative	131
3	Contrasting Experiences of Reunions with Birth Mothers	134
4	Single-Parent Adoptive Families Work	139
	Organizations to Contact	145
	Bibliography	150
	Index	153