I don't want an agency to sell a child. I want an agreement between birth parents and myself. I am totally against profitting off of innocent people.
213629
this is completely legal. are you referring to Cooperative Adoption (when a contract is signed by birth parents & adopted parents to ensure that the birth parents have contact with the child)? if so, this agreement is legal in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.\n\ni wish you the best of luck!
145068
I am not adopted. But adoption is an issue close to my heart. Trying to share my thoughts here:\n\nIf you really are bothered by this question, I think you should explore this;  no one can blame you for it! As midn'tsmokerchic says, it might be a good step for you.\n\nBut the responses, in short term and long term, might depend on the personalities of the other people involved. Would there be a way to contact your birth-mother's parents, siblings or friends first? This might not only let you learn more about her but also help you learn about her husband and other children before meeting them.\n\nGoodluck to you!
562642
It sure sounds like you are greedy and I sure would not want to be your client. Do any profession that does not not not deal with people. Money is not the answer and how I learned that from life.
654449
No you can't sue the government because of your screwed up kids. If you can't deal with them put them in the organ farms and maybe somebody can get some use out of their worthless lives. Don't have anymore offspring as you are not contributing for the good of the people.
133339
I did not read any of the links, but I would like to know what your point is, really.  I can't believe you think it is a good thing -- or a trivial thing -- to so warp a child's life.  Making it a monetary fine, of whatever amount, is tantamount to making all little children into prostitutes!  And slave prostitutes, at that, since they wouldn't even get the money themselves!!!\n\nThis is really bizarre, and I'm looking forward to your explanation.  I'm not going to follow all those link, and neither is anyone else, I'm guessing.  Or maybe one or two of them, but not all.
427312
You need to provide more info first.  As both a paralegal and adopted child, I would offer my opinion, however, you neglected to inform us what amendment is offered in the bill, how it will diversely effect the citizens and why you are against it.  Without these important facts, any answer given would be disingenuous.
263373
i'm sorry but i have no idea what you are trying to ask, are you talking about adoption? which means adopting a child that isn't biologically yours to treat as yours?
317347
I've been wondering that too. If it was legal, I would do a controlled experiment with newborns, and having them grow up in a totally isolated home, away from the world and outside influences (including people)and and see if they feel the need for a higher being in their life, like if they naturally feel the presence of a God. Also to see if the child is naturally good or evil would be interesting (of course this depends on your definition of good and evil). Sure the fact that no human would ever have contact with them, ever, would really screw the kid up, but whatever.
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I would certainly hope they wouldn't do that. I am strongly against what this law is creating and will be creating. I hope that the U.S. has better sense then that. I also think that this whole thing with the new law is also teaching bad examples for our kids. It's teaching them to be prejudice and judgmental. We have enough kids waiting to get into foster care as it is with no home to go to.We could not afford to take kids from their parents and put them with strangers and hope they won't grow to be hateful knowing the government is responsible for taking them away from their biological families.
100746
i think that designer babies are un-ethical and hopefully will never be allowed. i agree that if a baby has a genetic disease in the womb then fine fix it but people choosing things like eye and hair colour. things like that should be left well alone.
101202
It is illegal for a reason. Please please do yourself a favour and don't do it. I can almost guarantee you will regret it when you get older. Are you saying your mother will let you do it? Why would she do that?
448448
Child protections agencies absolutely need to be held acocuntable for their actions.   All someone has to do is make a claim and they treat the situatin as though the claim is real and use every minscule technicality to prove their case, even going far beyond what the original claim was.   ALSO they are too willing to accept and investigate anonymous claims.   IF is were of a mind to, I could call the local agency and make a claim against anyone without giving my name and the agency would move heaven and hell to remove the child from the home...even if my claim was false.   They need to investigat the legitimacy of the person filing the complaint as well as the person that it is against.   But they don't, they simply take any claim as absolute truth, they assume the person making the complaint has a legitimate concern rather than an agenda for making trouble, and destroy families, traumatize children and walk away without having to face any repurscussions what so ever.
672594
You can adopt through your state welfare system and I don't think it will cost you anything (I may be wrong on that). If you call your state's child welfare system, they can tell you. Also a lot of states offer subsidies for families wanting to adopt special-needs children or kids who are wards of the state.
271552
Its not so much wrong or right for me as in pure desire to have the baby my husband and I created.  Not the baby my husband and I and the doctor and the lab tech and the nurses created.  As a christian I want the baby God gives me, imperfections and all.  As a human I want the baby that we created with our own genes.  I will love that child no matter what.  Of course I want a healthy child, but people have been dealing with that risk since the dawn of time.  I can deal with it too.
94211
In my opinion I find it morally wrong.  I agree with what you are saying.  Just for a couple of bucks you are going to be a father to a child you won't see speak to see its first steps all that good stuff about raising a child.  Even more I wouldn't do it for a million dollars.  I once met a guy at a school who told me he sold one of his testicles for like 25,000 because he had such a high sperm count.  I find it shallow immoral and indecent.  Imagine going to heaven and God asks you about children you never met.  I couldn't do it.  Finally why is a woman that desperate to get pregnant?  Does she have the means to support herself and a child?  Does she have a father figure that will be there night and day day and night.  Is that father figure truly reliable?  There are numerous questions that can be asked and must be thought over.
458914
considering the number of the population on welfare i would say no such agency exist. let me ask you, if you are hiring entry level laborers and of course paying them entry level pay, possibly minimum wage.....how does that get them off of welfare? minimum wage isnt enough to support a family without government assistant. you must have one hell of a corporation and i do applaud you taking the intuitive to make a difference in the life of some families. kudos to you.
669029
have  you tried going through the adoption disclosure agency and registering with them.    I'm not sure where you live, but i contacted the one in toronto, On, and they found my birth mother but she didn't want to see me and i haven't seen her in 45 years.  My e-mail address is devon_46@hotmail.com if you need more information about the agency and live in or near the toronto area