Pros And Cons Of Gay Adoption

“An estimated 1.5% of children born annually in the US are relinquished for adoption” (Adoption 4). Adoption is the act of being adopted and taking in, upbringing and raising if children who are not biologically related. Adoption is another way to make a family; it is a lifetime decision, and that should be made carefully. Many children in the US and even the world are being adopted into loving homes every year. Adopting a child is an experience that promises to bring great joy as it changes a couple or individual’s life forever. In this paper I am going to support adoptions and state that it 's an amazing thing as either an international or a local adoption, show the pros and cons to gay marriage adoptions and the major benefits of adoption. International and local adoption have increased tremendously since the 1950’s. “In the twentieth century, international adoptions increased after WWII, when tens of thousands of orphaned Jewish children were adopted throughout the US and Europe” (International 1). Adoption is becoming a huge thing in the world now days. “Adoption from Asian countries such as South Korea, China, Vietnam and Cambodia have all increased since the 1960s” (International 2). Some individuals do not like the idea of adopting a child from a foreign

In the first body paragraph, it shocked me that adoption rates in China, South Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia have risen since the 1960s. In the second body paragraph, I mentioned that the parental sexual orientation may affect the child, and I would’ve never thought that it would alter the child’s sexual orientation. Looking back at the opening statement it surprised me that 1.5% of the children born in the US are relinquished due to that number seeming very