Again on the National Abortion Federation website, I found out something I didn't know. There are three types of abortions. Closed, Semi-opened, and Opened.
This page goes on to tell what each form of adoption includes.
It also gives you a list of things to think about when considering adoption such as ...
- Who is supporting you in this choice and who is opposing your plans? How does their opinion affect you?
- What are your future goals and how would continuing your pregnancy and placing the child for adoption impact these goals?
- What is your relationship with the birth father? What has been his reaction to your plans?
- Would the adoption be harder or easier for you if you could be in contact with the child and her adoptive parents?
- Do you want the adoptive parents to be a part of your pregnancy experience?
- Are you prepared to go through nine months of pregnancy?
- What kind of family would you like to adopt your child? Are you comfortable that you can find such a family?
- If your child approaches you in 18 years and wants to know why you placed her for adoption, what will you say? How will you feel?
1 comment:
es29The topic of adoption has always been an interest of mine. I’ve known several of my friends who where adopted, because the parents couldn’t conceive. This one family adopted a boy, and then when they were looking about adopting another, it turns out that the girl who had the first one was pregnant again and so they adopted him also. I think they have a semi-opened adoption, but I’m not sure. Those questions you have posted are very good to think about when considering adoption. There are also domestic and international adoptions which are available, however international takes a long time. Also, I know there are inequalities within adoption agencies; they typically favor married heterosexual couples when considering parents, so this could be an issue you could look into.
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