From ThinkProgress:
President Obama has issued an order proclaiming November 2011 as National Adoption Month
in which he mentioned LGBT families: “Adoptive families come in all forms,” the
order says. “With so many children waiting for loving homes, it is important to
ensure that all qualified caregivers are given the opportunity to serve as
adoptive parents, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, or marital
status.”
National Adoption Month is something
we at MARRI celebrate with the rest of the country. We believe that the choice
to raise a child not biologically one’s own is a heroic decision, and we honor
adoptive parents, and biological mothers and fathers who give their children
for adoption, in their efforts to give children a second chance. See our
research synthesis paper, Adoption Works Well, for a review of the
literature on the benefits of adoption for children, biological parents, and
adoptive parents alike.
That said, not all family structures
are equally effective at raising children. As shown again and again by Mapping
America, as well as Marriage,
Family Structure, and Children's Educational Attainment and our
research synthesis paper Marriage and Economic Well-Being, intact married families,
with a mother and a father, that worship weekly produce the best results for
their children—educationally, financially, religiously, and otherwise.
What do you think? Do you think
family structure itself is part of what makes a potential adoptive parent a “qualified
caregiver”? Let us know what you think in the comments section!
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