facts about adoption
...fits of Adoption, both for the natural mother and for the child. A. Studies done by the National Council For Adoption (NCFA) show that there are between one and two million infertile and fertile couples and individuals who would like to adopt children. B. In 1996, there were 54,492 unrelated adoptions, or adoptions by people not related to the child adopted. There were also 19,237 foreign born children adopted by Americans. This leaves many couples and individuals who would like to adopt children, without them. C. A 1982 study by the NCFA found that women who chose adoption for their children had an educational advantage, were more likely to delay marriage, were more likely to be employed and have a higher income. In turn, the study showed that adopted children enjoy more socio-economic advantages than children who remain with their unmarried birthmothers-they have better educated, older mothers, and they live in families with much higher incomes. D. Babies, regardless of medical problems, who are "free for adoption," generally do not wait long for families. There are waiting lists of couples who would...