There is one common thread about adoption and abortion, almost everyone has the same feeling about them. No one I know likes abortion. I am not making an argument in favor or against it, people who know me know my personal position on the issue. But people will debate and take strong positions over if abortion should be legal or restricted or illegal, yet no one will say that it is good thing. Of this there is agreement. Conversely on adoption, almost everyone likes adoption. Not many people have done it, but when people here that you are pursuing it, you get kind words of support.
Now combining these two issues is an important thing to do, they need to work hand in hand. Every adopted child is one less child aborted. No matter where you stand on the abortion issue this is something you can't argue against. There are many families who want to adopt a child, Chris and myself as one of them. And I hope that if a woman is thinking about abortion to be told that there are many people like us who can't have children of our own and want to raise a family.
For me I see it as a win-win-win situation. This is where open adoption comes into play. The first win is for Chris and myself as we get the opportunity to raise a child and give them all the love and opportunity that we can provide for them. The second win is for the birth mother who will know that her child is going to get the upbringing that she may have not been able to provide for the child. And since she will become part of our family, and hopefully her family too, she will be a part of the child's life and not have the mystery of where her child went. And most importantly is the third win, the child gets to be born and live.
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