People Are Destroying Couple With “We Will Adopt Your Baby” Sign, And Here Are 30 Of The Best Posts
Last Friday, the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v Wade, a 1973 landmark ruling that protected Americans’ constitutional right to an abortion for nearly 50 years. The decision to clear the way for dozens of states to ban the procedure sent shockwaves around the country and appalled millions worldwide. Outraged citizens took to the streets to condemn this anti-choice reality.
As thousands of activists, both pro-choice advocates and anti-abortion protestors, gathered outside the Supreme Court and held their handmade posters, one couple stood out like a sore thumb. The beaming pair celebrated the rollback of women’s rights by proudly showing off a sign that read: "We Will Adopt Your Baby." Since they completely failed to read the room, their photo went viral on Twitter, drawing attention to the problems with this point of view.
This picture swiftly took over the internet and triggered an avalanche of reactions, from people expressing outrage about downplaying the potential dangers of forced pregnancy to sharing hilarious memes that poke fun at this logic. Below, you can take a closer look at how social media users took it upon themselves to question and ridicule these anti-abortion advocates. Continue scrolling, upvote the posts you agree with, and be sure to share your thoughts with us in the comments, we’d love to hear them.
The "We Will Adopt Your Baby" poster sign held by anti-abortion advocates is taking over the internet
The picture sparked outraged reactions and hilarious memes from people online, here’s what they had to say
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It's virtue-signalling pure and simple. If you believe their sign then their intentions are this; 1) Force a teenager (or a rape victim) to carry a baby for nine months against her will. 2) Force a teenager (or rape victim) to give birth to the child against her will. 3) Surrender her baby to them. The worst part is that they are proposing all this with a smug, self-righteous smile plastered across their faces.
If you’re not familiar with the Roe v. Wade case, let us catch you up to speed. It started in 1969 when a 25-year-old single woman, Norma McCorvey, using the pseudonym "Jane Roe" challenged the criminal abortion laws in Texas. Then, terminating the pregnancy was illegal in the state, except in situations where the mother’s life was in danger. Henry Wade, the district attorney for Dallas County, defended the anti-abortion law. Thus, Roe v. Wade.
America is so messed up these days that moving in with the Goblin King looks pretty appealing to me.
Roe was pregnant with her third child when she filed the case but was forced to give birth. In 1973, her appeal made it to the US Supreme Court. Her case was heard alongside that of a 20-year-old Georgia woman, Sandra Bensing, where they both argued that abortion laws in their states contradicted the US Constitution — they infringed on a woman's right to privacy. By a vote of seven to two, the court ruled that governments could not prohibit abortions and that a woman’s right to end a pregnancy is protected by the constitution.
This case led to the creation of the "trimester" system that allows the right to an abortion in the first three months of the pregnancy, some government regulation in the next three, and puts a ban on terminating the pregnancy in the final trimester (except cases where doctors certify that the fetus is putting the woman’s life in danger).
it's like saying you're 'rescuing' a pet. Which, honestly, makes total sense in relation to these people.
Babies aside, I cannot believe that soulless b i t c h got only 20 years.
But today, millions of American women have lost fundamental constitutional protection. President Joe Biden condemned the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade on Friday, saying it represented "a realization of an extreme ideology and a tragic error."
"With Roe gone, let’s be very clear: the health and life of women in this nation are now at risk," Biden said. "This is an extreme and dangerous path the court is now taking us on." Biden promised in a White House speech to "do everything in my power" to protect abortion rights.
I get the idea of what they are trying to say in this tweet, but it doesn't sit right with me. Those "424,000" children in foster care are actual human beings who deserve more consideration than being used for snark value or a flippantly offered solution that is meant to shame the weirdos with the creepy "we'll adopt your baby" signs. I'm not sure if I'm expressing my thoughts very clear. I know what I mean but putting it in words isn't always my strong suit
Since it’s up to states to decide whether abortion will remain legal or not, some of them have already decided to do away with it — abortion is now banned in at least seven states. According to The New York Times, "About half of states are expected to allow bans or other limits on the procedure to take effect. In several states, the status of abortion isn’t settled: Courts must determine the fate of existing restrictions, or lawmakers are expected to propose new laws to restrict abortion access. In others, abortion rights are protected by state law, and legislators may move to expand access." You can find a more detailed list of where abortion is prohibited, is likely to be banned, legal for now, and likely to remain protected here.
And as if pregnancy and giving birth itself was a walk in the park and not something that WILL seriously affect your body long-term and might even kill you (mortality of pregnant women is much higher than average).
It's like people have forgotten the money the church made from taking newborns off mothers, telling them they'd died or would be an unfit mother while selling them into lives of slavery and abuse (Oranges and Sunshine is just one account). Or sold them for medical experiments. So many horror stories in living memory and so many graves continue to be discovered. Tuam, Ireland is just one heartbreaking example of so very many. History teaches us that the church shouldn't be involved in any aspect of a woman's life...
Even though "We Will Adopt Your Baby" and similar signs have been circulating on social media, their logic is flawed. The "solution" they propose to a problem and the very valid, very real concerns that millions of Americans face now is ignorant. As so many experts and people with experience in these circumstances have pointed out, adoption is not the opposite of (or a solution for) abortion. However, the idea that adoption is a magical cure for unplanned pregnancy and a substitute for abortion is far from new, and anti-abortion activists have been making this argument for decades. But it’s completely wrong.
Ugh every time I see this couple, all I can think is their muzzle control is pathetically bad. I don't own any guns but I grew up with guns and I learned proper handling. These two are one balloon pop from killing someone. Only EVER point a gun at something you WANT to SHOOT. Otherwise MUZZLE DOWN.
I'm soooo glad and relieved that I'm not the only one who gets those probably-creepy-cult-members vibes. It's a completely irrational, subjective gut feeling and maybe they are the nicest, most liberal, hard working, stellar-parenting... people on earth buuuut my gut feeling is different.
Anna North, a senior reporter for Vox stated that seeing adoption as a stand-in for abortion "ignores the very real dangers people face when they carry any pregnancy to term. Maternal mortality has been rising in the US for 20 years." These high maternal mortality rates, especially among minority groups, have become a systemic issue and something the nation is not paying enough attention to.
Because couples like that only want a blond hair, blue eyed infant.
Are you f.u.c.k.i.n.g. kidding me? Are they for real saying all that out loud where the public can read it?? And thinking they are somehow the ones in the right??
North pointed out there are numerous problems with thinking of adoption as a substitute for abortion. "In order to choose adoption for a child, someone still has to carry a pregnancy to term and give birth," she wrote, adding there are plenty of medical risks involved in the process. Moreover, there are also social aspects to consider, "from fielding unwanted questions to potential abuse from family members or partners who find out about the pregnancy."
Then there’s the pregnancy discrimination with many women being left on the sidelines at their companies, and the emotional toll that goes hand in hand with being forced to carry a pregnancy to term. Especially when you don’t want to.
After watching this movie I had a nightmare that I was trapped upside down and someone was trying to sew buttons onto my eyes (sorry, this was kinda random)
So it’s extremely unsettling to see these couples holding up the signs and looking to fill their homes with babies from forced births. Especially when you count on the fact that on any given day, there are nearly 424,000 children in foster care in the United States. Why don’t these kids get the attention of the evangelical couples who are seemingly very keen to adopt them? No wonder their blatant statement is causing a stir online, with thousands of people sharing their opinions and expressing anger, and for good reason.
Honestly, the White Walkers were probably the best parents in all of Westeros, not that that's a high bar.
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I know a Christian couple (no idea where they stand on abortion, this is the UK, but I wouldn't be surprised if they quietly didn't agree with it) and they did adopt two children from the system. They have had their ups and downs with medical needs and behavioural issues over the years, but they have loved and cherished those kids. One is now adult and out in the world, and one is getting there. I am not a Christian, but that is the sort of Christianity that shows the religion in a good light. Not preaching to others but living their beliefs day in, day out. They did not "have" to wait until a newborn 'clean slate' came along to act on their beliefs.
That's because REAL Christians prove their faith by deeds and not by words.
Load More Replies...If they are willing to adopt, they would have done so all ready. Hypocrites.
Exactly! And if the children are so precious who cares how old they are? These twats want other women to be incubators for babies so they don't have to adopt an older child. Fu*kers.
Load More Replies..."We will adopt your baby" Unless it is a different race, has any form of health issues, not blonde with blue eyes, etc.
Yes, that's what I tell people. They don't want Hispanic babies or black babies or mentally challenged or physically challenged.. If they have to take a child of color, they will go to India or China and buy a baby.
Load More Replies...Wearing a mask to the store will destroy the american peoples freedom!! 🤬 Women should be forced to give birth to all babys! Save a life! 😇 Me: Eeeh what? 🤦♀️
Best comparison ever! Thank you, I am going to use this argument.
Load More Replies...Babies are not things. And this seem very similar to people getting rabbits for Easter to later just let them go after. If you really wanted a bunny you would have adopted one earlier. So.... and also; are we just ignoring the 9 months of suffering and risks you put on a woman before you throw the baby away? Furthermore "it's to expensive to adopt but if you pay for it we can do it"...... yeah. There are thousands of women who actually want their baby but can't because of economical factors and therefore see no choice but to abort - provide proper economical and social support for them instead. At least. You egoistic.....
I will forever not understand how you force women to birth an unwanted child, but not provide health care so the pregnancy can at least be a healthy one.. Or make se-x-Ed mandatory and preventative measures readily available at no costs. This only prevents safe abortions.
Oh, I’ve spent enough time around very knowledgeable Americans online that I now know a lot about why that is. You see, it’s not really about the sanctity of life. They want people to THINK it is, because that’s how they sucker people into believing in their worldview, but it’s not. They think women who have sex are immoral and that having a baby is a punishment for that sin. They also get really afraid of what will happen if the population of people of colour overtakes that of white people, so forcing white women to have babies prevents that from happening. Pre-Roe, they combined that with forcibly or stealthily sterilising people of colour, and while they haven’t brought that back YET, they’ve been so aggressively fascist that the knowledgeable Americans I know are worried about what they’ll do next.
Load More Replies...I'm almost inclined to say that anyone who is pro the abortion ban should be obligated to adopt a child who's already in the system.
slightly unrelated, I do wish it was easier tho to adopt children, like less expensive 😭 i don’t want to give birth so this seems like the next best option
I don't know how it works where you are but fostering could be an option if you don't want to give birth? I understand why it's expensive and hard to adopt a child as you really have to guarantee in the best way possible that you can provide and take responsibility for them. Just like some give away kittens for free but the serious ones charge you a great deal and get to know you before so you can show that you are serious about it and ready for the responsibility. I would assume it's the same logic behind it and I would say that's fair (even though many biological parents wouldn't pass those check ups regarding income and housing and still manage to raise their kids in a proper way).
Load More Replies...The couple is Sebastian Schuff and Neydy Casillas, who are not US citizens (so can't adopt). Both lawyers who have dedicated much of their careers to conservative Christian legal fights. Schuff's the president of a group called the Global Center for Human Rights. His work bio indicates that much of his career has been spent in service of human rights related to “life, religious freedom, and family rights.” Casillas, who is also associated with Schuff’s organization, is the tied to a powerful anti-LGBTQ law firm and currently works for an organization called Concerned Women for America, an evangelical advocacy group that was founded in the late 1970s in opposition to the feminist movement and Betty Friedan’s National Organization for Women. The group advocated against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1980s and has since fought against abortion, gay marriage, secular education, and other issues important to the Christian right... So basically, both pieces of scum taking advantage of others misfortune to push their own agenda.
"Don't abort! We'll adopt!" These people clearly forgot that women who abort don't even want to be pregnant AT ALL! So no, they're not going to keep being pregnant and then give birth just for you when they didn't even want to go through that!
Hey, I just met you. And this is crazy. You took my freedom, adopt my baby.
The sign is incomplete. What they mean is “we will adopt your healthy white baby”. There’s a shortage so these people need Gilead to pass laws so their handmaids will give them over.
Looks like a fair exchange: you took my 'egg-baby' from me, so I'll just 'adopt' one of yours!
Load More Replies...I've said it before, I'll say it again... The VAST majority of Pro-Lifers care about random woman's pregnancy only as long as it lasts. They don't care about how the Life of the affected woman could be harmed, and once the baby is born, don't want anything to do with the child... There are those that do care for both the mother and the child (pre- and post-partum)...but they are the exceptions that prove the rule!
Replying to Gooberpeas: they are not 'abortion pushers', they are providing for a safe termination of unwanted pregnancies for those who choose to terminate a process they do not wish to pursue to conclusion. Women who do not wish to give birth to a child that has been unintentionally and unwillingly conceived should not be forced to carry their pregnancy through, just because someone disagrees with their very personal decision not to give birth.
Slate Magazine has a very detailed article about the two anti-choice lawyers that are posing in the original photos. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/06/adopt-your-baby-meme-abortion-protest-roe.html
ok please don't hate on me im just a teenager but I wanted to say they just want to give hope to people in distress and I help with programs that offer different options to distressed mothers. not everyone is willing to adopt but we want to offer some help and I want to offer help also so if you want to talk or something you can reach me here I hold no judgment on anyone unless you did something bad but I love yall and hope this chaos can stop.
They weren’t trying to help, or trying to adopt a child. Neither of them have, and the first couple can’t even adopt because they aren’t citizens. They are lying.
Load More Replies...Will they pay for missed work from morning sickness or other issues? Will they pay for exams and checkups? Will they pay for clothing as you enlarge? Will they pay the hospital bills, lamaz (sp) classes? Will they? No. Get a foster certificate and help kids in need. How many babies do they want? If you have twins it's not like puppies you don't take one. You take both. It's my body. I should be able to decide what goes in and comes out of it. Earrings. Tattoos. Body mods. Contacts. LASIK. Dental work. Etc. my body is my only Thing I have. I do the upkeep and maintenance. No one else. Ladies if the USA band this it's gonna be back alleys and going to Mexico or Canada. Or overseas. Government needs to concentrate on shootings and wars right now. Not this topic.
I would love to adopt or foster kids already in the system. I made mistakes in my life & have been clean for 15 yrs & have had the same job as well.,but the state still treats me like a criminal so I cant do anything. Sucks
I really hope people use this as a valid contract and they get an influx of people who want them to adopt their baby and the courts force them to adopt all of them.
2% of the general American population has adopted. 5% of Christians in the US have adopted. 3% of Christians foster and 2% of U.S. adults foster. The Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care in the world. Christians are more likely to report donations and volunteer time. 1 in 3 US volunteers serve through religious groups. (Feel free to look any of this up btw I don’t want y’all to think I’m just throwing numbers around.) So look me in the eyes and tell me you do so much more. Tell me you adopt more, tell me you foster more, because you don’t. Accept it and get to work on changing those statistics if you really care, which I believe you do. Feel free to downvote me, but please consider what you’ve actually done to help before trashing on people on the internet. Thank you.
The signs are definitely creepy. However, I would like to note that the drive to adopt stems from the biological urge to procreate, not from a wish to be charitable and help children in need (that is just a bonus). It is natural to prefer as young a child as possible, as the first months and years of a child's life are critical for mental development and bonding. etc. When you adopt an older child you have no way of knowing what he/she has been exposed to and what challenges lie down the road for the child and yourself. No parent has a guarantee that everything is ok with their kids, but those who give birth to theirs are at least "in control" from day 1 if you understand me. Those older children are absolutely deserving of a loving family, but that does not mean that adoption is the best solution. Source: I adopted a 3 year old with several developmental issues, all of which appeared after adoption, and all of which could be linked to malnutrition in the womb or at an early age.
Also, at least in my country the queue for adoption is 3 years+ long. Adoption can be a very heavy process, as emotionally devastating as e.g. years of IVF (which many adoptive couples have already gone through). Some of these sign-holders might be ill-advised but still mean well. However, if they are trying to avoid red tape, save money or simply treat the birth mothers as surrogates, then may they suffer the torment of 1000 hells!!
Load More Replies...I was going to join in on this trend using a picture of Genene Jones but I decided that it was going a bit too far. My humor is dark as heck but others would very much not appreciate it. xP
Let me know how you feel about the nearly born in 10 years. I mean the ones who are nearly born now. I've already done my share and someone else's.
To those insulting these people... how do you know they haven't already adopted a kid or two? You know nothing about these people yet you are insulting them.
Right?! People really do think their personal opinions have more validity than science and research, and are willing to confidently spew it any time. We have tons and tons of data proving that banning abortion in the US is a very bad idea. All the arguments “pro-lifers” have have already been analyzed and disproven. We all already know abortion access is a good thing. But still, they shriek and shriek….sigh…
Load More Replies...And how is banning abortions going to prevent more kids going into fostercare? If you truly care about these kids, you should be calling for free healthcare, protections for working pregnant women, paid maternity leave and free childcare, not laws that force women to give birth to even more unwanted kids. Taking a side is nothing to be proud of, when your side is supporting violation of people's human rights.
Load More Replies...I know a Christian couple (no idea where they stand on abortion, this is the UK, but I wouldn't be surprised if they quietly didn't agree with it) and they did adopt two children from the system. They have had their ups and downs with medical needs and behavioural issues over the years, but they have loved and cherished those kids. One is now adult and out in the world, and one is getting there. I am not a Christian, but that is the sort of Christianity that shows the religion in a good light. Not preaching to others but living their beliefs day in, day out. They did not "have" to wait until a newborn 'clean slate' came along to act on their beliefs.
That's because REAL Christians prove their faith by deeds and not by words.
Load More Replies...If they are willing to adopt, they would have done so all ready. Hypocrites.
Exactly! And if the children are so precious who cares how old they are? These twats want other women to be incubators for babies so they don't have to adopt an older child. Fu*kers.
Load More Replies..."We will adopt your baby" Unless it is a different race, has any form of health issues, not blonde with blue eyes, etc.
Yes, that's what I tell people. They don't want Hispanic babies or black babies or mentally challenged or physically challenged.. If they have to take a child of color, they will go to India or China and buy a baby.
Load More Replies...Wearing a mask to the store will destroy the american peoples freedom!! 🤬 Women should be forced to give birth to all babys! Save a life! 😇 Me: Eeeh what? 🤦♀️
Best comparison ever! Thank you, I am going to use this argument.
Load More Replies...Babies are not things. And this seem very similar to people getting rabbits for Easter to later just let them go after. If you really wanted a bunny you would have adopted one earlier. So.... and also; are we just ignoring the 9 months of suffering and risks you put on a woman before you throw the baby away? Furthermore "it's to expensive to adopt but if you pay for it we can do it"...... yeah. There are thousands of women who actually want their baby but can't because of economical factors and therefore see no choice but to abort - provide proper economical and social support for them instead. At least. You egoistic.....
I will forever not understand how you force women to birth an unwanted child, but not provide health care so the pregnancy can at least be a healthy one.. Or make se-x-Ed mandatory and preventative measures readily available at no costs. This only prevents safe abortions.
Oh, I’ve spent enough time around very knowledgeable Americans online that I now know a lot about why that is. You see, it’s not really about the sanctity of life. They want people to THINK it is, because that’s how they sucker people into believing in their worldview, but it’s not. They think women who have sex are immoral and that having a baby is a punishment for that sin. They also get really afraid of what will happen if the population of people of colour overtakes that of white people, so forcing white women to have babies prevents that from happening. Pre-Roe, they combined that with forcibly or stealthily sterilising people of colour, and while they haven’t brought that back YET, they’ve been so aggressively fascist that the knowledgeable Americans I know are worried about what they’ll do next.
Load More Replies...I'm almost inclined to say that anyone who is pro the abortion ban should be obligated to adopt a child who's already in the system.
slightly unrelated, I do wish it was easier tho to adopt children, like less expensive 😭 i don’t want to give birth so this seems like the next best option
I don't know how it works where you are but fostering could be an option if you don't want to give birth? I understand why it's expensive and hard to adopt a child as you really have to guarantee in the best way possible that you can provide and take responsibility for them. Just like some give away kittens for free but the serious ones charge you a great deal and get to know you before so you can show that you are serious about it and ready for the responsibility. I would assume it's the same logic behind it and I would say that's fair (even though many biological parents wouldn't pass those check ups regarding income and housing and still manage to raise their kids in a proper way).
Load More Replies...The couple is Sebastian Schuff and Neydy Casillas, who are not US citizens (so can't adopt). Both lawyers who have dedicated much of their careers to conservative Christian legal fights. Schuff's the president of a group called the Global Center for Human Rights. His work bio indicates that much of his career has been spent in service of human rights related to “life, religious freedom, and family rights.” Casillas, who is also associated with Schuff’s organization, is the tied to a powerful anti-LGBTQ law firm and currently works for an organization called Concerned Women for America, an evangelical advocacy group that was founded in the late 1970s in opposition to the feminist movement and Betty Friedan’s National Organization for Women. The group advocated against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1980s and has since fought against abortion, gay marriage, secular education, and other issues important to the Christian right... So basically, both pieces of scum taking advantage of others misfortune to push their own agenda.
"Don't abort! We'll adopt!" These people clearly forgot that women who abort don't even want to be pregnant AT ALL! So no, they're not going to keep being pregnant and then give birth just for you when they didn't even want to go through that!
Hey, I just met you. And this is crazy. You took my freedom, adopt my baby.
The sign is incomplete. What they mean is “we will adopt your healthy white baby”. There’s a shortage so these people need Gilead to pass laws so their handmaids will give them over.
Looks like a fair exchange: you took my 'egg-baby' from me, so I'll just 'adopt' one of yours!
Load More Replies...I've said it before, I'll say it again... The VAST majority of Pro-Lifers care about random woman's pregnancy only as long as it lasts. They don't care about how the Life of the affected woman could be harmed, and once the baby is born, don't want anything to do with the child... There are those that do care for both the mother and the child (pre- and post-partum)...but they are the exceptions that prove the rule!
Replying to Gooberpeas: they are not 'abortion pushers', they are providing for a safe termination of unwanted pregnancies for those who choose to terminate a process they do not wish to pursue to conclusion. Women who do not wish to give birth to a child that has been unintentionally and unwillingly conceived should not be forced to carry their pregnancy through, just because someone disagrees with their very personal decision not to give birth.
Slate Magazine has a very detailed article about the two anti-choice lawyers that are posing in the original photos. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/06/adopt-your-baby-meme-abortion-protest-roe.html
ok please don't hate on me im just a teenager but I wanted to say they just want to give hope to people in distress and I help with programs that offer different options to distressed mothers. not everyone is willing to adopt but we want to offer some help and I want to offer help also so if you want to talk or something you can reach me here I hold no judgment on anyone unless you did something bad but I love yall and hope this chaos can stop.
They weren’t trying to help, or trying to adopt a child. Neither of them have, and the first couple can’t even adopt because they aren’t citizens. They are lying.
Load More Replies...Will they pay for missed work from morning sickness or other issues? Will they pay for exams and checkups? Will they pay for clothing as you enlarge? Will they pay the hospital bills, lamaz (sp) classes? Will they? No. Get a foster certificate and help kids in need. How many babies do they want? If you have twins it's not like puppies you don't take one. You take both. It's my body. I should be able to decide what goes in and comes out of it. Earrings. Tattoos. Body mods. Contacts. LASIK. Dental work. Etc. my body is my only Thing I have. I do the upkeep and maintenance. No one else. Ladies if the USA band this it's gonna be back alleys and going to Mexico or Canada. Or overseas. Government needs to concentrate on shootings and wars right now. Not this topic.
I would love to adopt or foster kids already in the system. I made mistakes in my life & have been clean for 15 yrs & have had the same job as well.,but the state still treats me like a criminal so I cant do anything. Sucks
I really hope people use this as a valid contract and they get an influx of people who want them to adopt their baby and the courts force them to adopt all of them.
2% of the general American population has adopted. 5% of Christians in the US have adopted. 3% of Christians foster and 2% of U.S. adults foster. The Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care in the world. Christians are more likely to report donations and volunteer time. 1 in 3 US volunteers serve through religious groups. (Feel free to look any of this up btw I don’t want y’all to think I’m just throwing numbers around.) So look me in the eyes and tell me you do so much more. Tell me you adopt more, tell me you foster more, because you don’t. Accept it and get to work on changing those statistics if you really care, which I believe you do. Feel free to downvote me, but please consider what you’ve actually done to help before trashing on people on the internet. Thank you.
The signs are definitely creepy. However, I would like to note that the drive to adopt stems from the biological urge to procreate, not from a wish to be charitable and help children in need (that is just a bonus). It is natural to prefer as young a child as possible, as the first months and years of a child's life are critical for mental development and bonding. etc. When you adopt an older child you have no way of knowing what he/she has been exposed to and what challenges lie down the road for the child and yourself. No parent has a guarantee that everything is ok with their kids, but those who give birth to theirs are at least "in control" from day 1 if you understand me. Those older children are absolutely deserving of a loving family, but that does not mean that adoption is the best solution. Source: I adopted a 3 year old with several developmental issues, all of which appeared after adoption, and all of which could be linked to malnutrition in the womb or at an early age.
Also, at least in my country the queue for adoption is 3 years+ long. Adoption can be a very heavy process, as emotionally devastating as e.g. years of IVF (which many adoptive couples have already gone through). Some of these sign-holders might be ill-advised but still mean well. However, if they are trying to avoid red tape, save money or simply treat the birth mothers as surrogates, then may they suffer the torment of 1000 hells!!
Load More Replies...I was going to join in on this trend using a picture of Genene Jones but I decided that it was going a bit too far. My humor is dark as heck but others would very much not appreciate it. xP
Let me know how you feel about the nearly born in 10 years. I mean the ones who are nearly born now. I've already done my share and someone else's.
To those insulting these people... how do you know they haven't already adopted a kid or two? You know nothing about these people yet you are insulting them.
Right?! People really do think their personal opinions have more validity than science and research, and are willing to confidently spew it any time. We have tons and tons of data proving that banning abortion in the US is a very bad idea. All the arguments “pro-lifers” have have already been analyzed and disproven. We all already know abortion access is a good thing. But still, they shriek and shriek….sigh…
Load More Replies...And how is banning abortions going to prevent more kids going into fostercare? If you truly care about these kids, you should be calling for free healthcare, protections for working pregnant women, paid maternity leave and free childcare, not laws that force women to give birth to even more unwanted kids. Taking a side is nothing to be proud of, when your side is supporting violation of people's human rights.
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