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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree adoption is a travesty and should not be allowed. At the very least people who adopt should not kid themselves thinking they're doing something good and altruistic. You've basically stolen someone's child. I've got a kid of my own and the visceral bond I have with them is not something anyone else could ever feel. [/quote]

interesting-- I'm curious how far you extend this argument.  do you mean domestic infant adoption? international? adoption from foster care where the child has been taken away from biological parents due to abuse and neglect?  What about a bio mother who has lost other children to the foster care system, and knows that she cannot parent- can she do a dia?

I have adopted from foster care and let me assure you I have a visceral bond with my children.  I certainly have not stolen anyone's children- I have adopted children who have indeed been abandoned by their biological parents.[/quote]

Your altruism will, no doubt, be noted by the Nobel Peace Committee.  How many of these children had extended families who. If they  knew about them, would have adopted them?  Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back.[/quote]

I'm an adult adoptee.  My married birth parents came in with my aunts and uncles to relinquish me.  I had an extended family who, for reasons that are none of your business, couldn't/wouldn't adopt me.  I have also adopted a child; some of her extended family came in with her birth family when they relinquished her.  I also have a bio child; I can assure you that my bond with both of my children is the same, but I don't expect you to understand since you've never experienced the blessing of adoption.  [/quote]

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