Like anything, it's not a matter of 'either/or' with funding.
And I'm sure there's a lot of things the government pay for that people would object to, to some extent! Eg Quit programs (no one forced them to take it up), lap band surgery (no one forced them to eat), emergency services (no one forced them to drive too fast and hit a tree).
Don't forget that the drive to have your own children is extremely strong, and for most, adoption is only an option if all efforts have failed. And why should some people be able to have their own children and others can't, just because eg their fallopian tubes are blocked, if a medical process can get around it (literally)?
I agree that overseas adoption should be *lot* easier, and the government should help with that, but I think a lot of the restrictions and costs are coming from the overseas countries themselves.
I think you can specify what type of fostering you prefer (eg babies, older children, long term, short term), but I don't know how much choice you end up getting.
The fostering process is pretty intense and slow too. Shame a lot of 'natural' parents don't get the same kind of 10th degree!
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Date: 2008-02-14 08:15 am (UTC)And I'm sure there's a lot of things the government pay for that people would object to, to some extent! Eg Quit programs (no one forced them to take it up), lap band surgery (no one forced them to eat), emergency services (no one forced them to drive too fast and hit a tree).
Don't forget that the drive to have your own children is extremely strong, and for most, adoption is only an option if all efforts have failed. And why should some people be able to have their own children and others can't, just because eg their fallopian tubes are blocked, if a medical process can get around it (literally)?
I agree that overseas adoption should be *lot* easier, and the government should help with that, but I think a lot of the restrictions and costs are coming from the overseas countries themselves.
I think you can specify what type of fostering you prefer (eg babies, older children, long term, short term), but I don't know how much choice you end up getting.
The fostering process is pretty intense and slow too. Shame a lot of 'natural' parents don't get the same kind of 10th degree!