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Are adoption policies fair? / Christine Watkins, book editor.

Other author/creatorWatkins, Christine, 1951-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoDetroit : Greenhaven Press, ©2012.
Description137 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series At issue
At issue. Social issues. ^A696076
Contents Open adoptions benefit society / Adam Pertman -- International adoptions need stronger regulations / E.J. Graff -- Religious groups want to increase international adoptions / Kathryn Joyce -- Citizenship should be granted to foreign-born adoptees of US citizens / Joseph D'Agostino -- Ethnic identity is important in transracial adoptions / Nicole M. Callahan -- Ethnic identity should not be paramount in transracial adoptions / Jeneen Interlandi -- Transracial adoptions from foster care pose unique challenges / Susan Smith [and others] -- Gays and lesbians should be allowed to adopt / American Psychological Association -- Gays and lesbians should not be allowed to adopt / Liberty Counsel -- State father registries can be unfair to birth fathers / Sammy Ayer -- A national father registry would protect the rights of birth fathers / Mary M. Beck -- Birth certificates of adoptees should not be amended / Amanda Woolston -- Adoption programs should promote the needs of older youth / Alicia Groh -- Post-adoption services need to be improved / Susan Livingston Smith.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
LCCN 2012008666
ISBN9780737761474 (hbk.)
ISBN0737761474 (hbk.)
ISBN9780737761481 (pbk.)
ISBN0737761482 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HV875.55 .A742 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold