This is off-topic, but this sort of complaint always very much upsets me. There are thousands and thousands if not millions of children needing homes. The problem is that most petty bourgeois types are looking for a "perfect" newborn, as though it were a collector's item. If potential adoptors were more willing to open their hearts to needy children who have some disability or problem, or are of a different race than the adopting parent, or are older, they would find that they could adopt quite quickly. My own parents adopted several children whom I now proudly call siblings, and no adoption took more than a year from contacting the agency to signing the final documents.Workingmum said:Did you know that the waiting list for people wanting to adopt babies is so long that they have put an age limit of 35 years old on the prospective parents? That is, you have to be under 35 years old when your turn comes up to adopt - the catch being it takes about 10 years for your turn to come, so you have to put your name down before you're 25 years old. I have friends who can't have babies and are desperate to adopt, but they didn't get married till their late 20's, then found out in their early 30's that they would never have children (even IVF didn't work) so by the time they looked into adoption it was too late.
The reason given for the age limit - the shortage of available babies for adoption. If abortion wasn't so readily available, there would be more babies for couples who really want them.
Ah, now I've got it. I always have to question my knowledge on things when a nurse comments on it. I really haven't got a clue. Been pg once and he was "normal"Sascha Fitzpatrick said:oops...
Sorry if my posting implied that there was any other choice, unfortunately, there isn't...
Usually you have to have an ovary taken out as well if you've suffered an ectopic, so it can seriously mess with your fertility...
more at: http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/PM-warns-Abbott-over-abortion-view/2004/11/14/1100384429723.htmlsmh Nov 15th said:The Prime Minister, John Howard, has quashed the prospect of a parliamentary inquiry into abortion, and warned Tony Abbott to keep his personal anti-abortion views separate from his management of the health portfolio.
Tell me about it.Bevlina said:Like - wer'e not allowed to kill snakes!
How many kids have you got?The Bad Templar said:Tell me about it.
I've killed six Eastern Browns on my property this year so they don't attack my kids....and it's illegal!
There are millions of them out there.
Three: girl 7, girl 5 and boy 2.5.mamaneenie said:How many kids have you got?
I use bird netting actually. I'll have to post a picture of the giant I caught a couple of weeks ago.Bevlina said:*shudder* I know the feeling Templar ... you need snake netting around.
I haven't cracked it yet...I'm saving it for an extra-large omelette.Bevlina said:*shudder* What a snake! Hey! Was that egg a double yolker? That's a whoppa!
I'm a pro-choice person, however I disagree that there are millions needing homes. There arn't enough agencies that provide that, and most parents would like to adopt a caucasian rather than an african or asian. Being asian myself, I've seen a lot of chinese girls die of starvation in China...Milla said:This is off-topic, but this sort of complaint always very much upsets me. There are thousands and thousands if not millions of children needing homes. The problem is that most petty bourgeois types are looking for a "perfect" newborn, as though it were a collector's item. If potential adoptors were more willing to open their hearts to needy children who have some disability or problem, or are of a different race than the adopting parent, or are older, they would find that they could adopt quite quickly. My own parents adopted several children whom I now proudly call siblings, and no adoption took more than a year from contacting the agency to signing the final documents.
Adopting a child should be for the good of the child. If someone's heart is not big enough for a child other than a "perfect" newborn, well...I have my doubts.
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