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Do adopted children have the right to know who their biological parents are?
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I think that if the biological parents of their child want to remain anonymous for whatever reason. then they should be able to retain that right. This is a very sensitive subject, but ultimately what's best for the child is the most important thing.
I think that once they reach a certain age, like 18, they should be handed information on their biological parents, because those who don't know them might develop some issues and cause distress.
For medical purposes, knowing the biological parents (and their genetic makeup, history, etc.) can be the difference between life and death. I truly feel, however, that the child has the right to make that decision.
Yea, once they hit 18, they must know who their parents are.
well i think that they should be told so that they can live knowing … i mean sure the relationship with the adoptive parents might change but if they where introduced to and actually got to know there bio parents then the parents might realize that they made a mistake in giving the child up for adoption
It's not so cut and dry. What if an individual isn't the sort that could handle such knowledge? The question should be, do biological parents have the right to contact the children they've given up? I'd say no!
Anonymity of the parents is a fine thing if thats what they want. But a detailed medical history of both the mother and father(if possible) should be included with adoption, or at least delivered at age 18; earlier if the child develops some genetic disorder. If your biological parents don't want to find you, or you don't want to know them thats fine. But there is important medical information that really should be shared.
agreed!
But why is it imporatant to the child? I think it’s more of a curoisity than genuinely wanting them. Do we really have to playcate them?
i dont think that is right because the child doesnt have the falt of what the parents did
no 15 is a good age because they are matture enough
yes doogie i agree with u
if it changes that there problem but if it does the child has the rights to choose
well to pt447 i say yes it there child they made it no matter what
me 2
If the biological parents want to leave their identity a secret then that’s their choice, but the children have the right to know their family’s medical history and their geneological history…
I think children should have the right to know because it gives them a source of psychological security in knowing where they come from. Im not saying that they should rely on their boilogical parents but im saying they at least have a right to know who they are.I know sometimes parents have a good reason to put their kids up for adoption but i dont think their identity should be kept a secret from their own children!
In some instances, they need to know their parents history. If there are risks for, say, breast cancer, or other types of sicknesses, it helps (a lot) to know your family history in that respect.
thats true..but i am a adopted child and it would be very painful for me if i found out my parents didnt want me to be able to contact them.
Why? They didn’t want to be a part of your life now, and if they still don’t why is that a surprise? It’s obviously its nothing personal seeing as they don’t even know you. Maybe I’m being a bit insensitive, but I fail to see how that would be painful. My uncle was adopted and he made no attempt to find his parents because his real parents were the ones who feed and clothed and loved him, meeting a couple of strangers would not serve a purpose.
The adopted child has a right to at least know who their biological parents are. I mean, what happens when they’re supposed to make a family tree for school, and they don’t have anything because they don’t have info on their real parents? I’m doing a research\persuasive essay on this topic, and I need opinions!:)
I think that children need as much information as they can regarding their biological family.
Children should know who their biological parents because of disease related things that they could have genetically gotten from their parents.
i have read all your comments. And I don’t think that it’s fair for the child to not know their biological parents. Doesn’t anybody know how hurtful that child would be if he/she did not know who their real parents were? Whoever, thinks that the child shoudn’t be able to see their real parents needs to get a life. Before you say anyting else about this subject think about how much pain, lost and confussion that child might have.!!!