September 13, 2007
In Make Adoption a Wonderful Choice, Laura Godwin, Director of Carolina Hope Adoption Agency, writes on September 11, 1997, "Recently, The Greenville News published an article and cited the number of U.S. children in foster care: more than half a million. Most children who enter foster care do so as a result of neglect, not abuse. And this neglect is often because a single mother cannot properly care for her child due to limited resources as well as alcohol and drug abuse."
The article is a good read and the pursuing discussion is gripping. Andrea, one commenter, says, "The problem is these days all to [sic] often women with very little resources are encouraged to give their babies to another family who have more resources materially. This is not in the babys best interests."
Do you agree?