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Adopted Kids Should adopted kids have the right to meet their biological parents? Does an adopted child have the right to know why their biological parents give them up for adoption? What is the effect of the child meeting their biological parents? Adopted Kids should have the right to meet their biological parents, because there could be a reason to find the childs biological parents. In one case a child could be sick and need a blood transfusion or bone marrow transfusion just like NBA All-Star Joe Johnsons Mother. In another case is when a biological parent or parents die and the child is left with the grandma or other family members acts as someone they are not. They should tell the child what happen to their parents and not pretend that they are the parent. In Tyler Perrys movie Madea Big Happy Family, Byron, played by Bow Wow, was an 18 year old man who though that his biological mother was Shirley; played by Loretta Devine, but later to find out that his real mother was his sister Kimberly played by Shannon Kane. So, when Byron found all this out he was devastated. This is an example of what was stated above by talking about when a family member acts as the real parent and does not tell the adopted child. Each year there are about 120,000 children adopted. (Barone) All of these adoptions have saved children from having to go into foster care, where there is a good chance that they could be abused weather it is physical, emotionally, etc. (Barone) Why do these people give up their kids? Many people think the parents give up their child because they want them to have a better life. This is a good thing but, why cant people change their way of life for the better of the childs life? Why cant people be the better person for that little boy or girl?

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According to Child Welfare the impact of adoption on adopted persons who have reached adulthood, while it is difficult to make sweeping statements about such a large and diverse group as adopted persons, It can be said that adopted persons generally lead lives that are no different from the lives of non-adopted persons; however, they have experiences that are unique to being adopted, and these experiences may have an impact on their lives at various times. (Gateway) So, Child Welfare is telling us that people who dont have an idea who their real parents are they dont have any differences from people that are not knowing the original parents. So, why not tell them they were adopted they may hurt for a little while but they will know. Being adopted for a child or an adult that was adopted when they were a child is a very hard thing and a very emotional situation. Nicole Barone is the writer of Should a Child Meet Their Biological Parents speaks from experience because she was adopted from birth. The Debatbase Book states the views of the adopted child process. The book has two pros of adopting; one a child is the reassurance that comes from knowing ones parent, the second is a valuable source of psychological security. The childs desires and wishes must take precedence over the wants of anonymous parents. (Trapp) The second pro is that Biological parents should not have the right to raise a child if they do not wish to, but children should have the right to learn the identity of their biological parents. Neither the Biological nor the adoptive parents should make the choice on the childs behalf. (Trapp)

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The Debatbase Book also states cons of adopting children and letting children see their biological parents. The adopted person raises the child in a secure and loving home environment. Whether biological or adoptive parents provide this. A different con is loss, as well as feelings of rejection and abandonment by the birth parents. Another con also states that the meeting of adopted childrens biological parents will have a negative effect on the child which will turn for the worst. The child would have greater emotional distress. Some more cons are along the lines are with grief and guilt, the adopted person may react to the loss through the normal feelings of anger, numbness, depression, anxiety, or fear. (Gateway) These feelings may occur during childhood and adolescence, as well as during later points in life, especially during emotionally charged milestones, such as marriage, the birth of a child, or the death of a parent. In addition, new losses may trigger memories of the loss of the birth parents. For instance, some adopted persons who face divorce or death of a spouse may find the experience especially difficult, because this new loss reawakens the old fears of abandonment and loss. Adopted persons who experience feelings of loss or abandonment during adulthood may or may not recognize a connection between their current feelings and their old feelings about the initial loss of the birth parents. The child may end up feeling that they do not truly belong anywhere. (Trapp) According to Bonnie Steinbock, Michael Freeman and Michael David Alan Freeman young unmarried women who become pregnant are the parents who give away their babies and want to do whats best for the child. (Steinbock) Steinbock tells people in her book about a little baby named Baby Jessica- now her name is Anna Jacqueline Schmidt. She was given up for adoption and it had a good effect on her new life. (Steinbock) Baby Jessicas story starts from the

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day of her birth. She was clearly in a harmful scene for a child. Baby Jessica was being dragged into legal process. The dragging out of the legal proceedings went on until Jessica was two and a half years of age. The Iowa court system worked to get Jessica from the parents; and the parents tried to get Jessica from the Iowa court system. The case came to be because their where two mothers and one child. This battle is because both women believed that Jessica was their child. The person thought out the idea to cut the child in half. The main fact in this case Jessica landed with her biological parents. Should adopted kids have the right to meet their biological parents? Children meeting their biological parents from research could have a good and bad effect on a childs life. Does an adopted child have the right to know why their biological parents give them up for adoption? The kids do have the right meet the birth parents. What is the effect of the child meeting their biological parents? In most child adoption cases the child has negative effects on their but in some cases it had a good effect to better the childs life.

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Works Cited
Barone, Nicole. "Should An Adopted Child Be Able To Contact Their Biological Parents?" (2010):Journal. Gateway, Child Welfare Information. Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons. 2004. Website. 10 April 2013. Petr, Christopher G. "Family-Centered Practice." Petr, Christopher G. Social Work with Children and Their Families . United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2003. 137. Steinbock, Bonnie. Michael Freeman, Michael David Alan Freeman. Children's Health And Children's Rights. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006. 328. Trapp, Robert. "Parentage right to know." Trapp, Robert. The Debatabase Book: Must have guide for Su. New York: IDEA, 2009. 175. Book Page. Tulottes, Momie. Life 123.com. 3 April 2013.Web.