International Adoption Outline

Intro:

Summarize main points:

-Self-Sanctification drives international adoption

-Child Rights are non-existent in the third world

-Orphanages play a huge role in child trafficking

-It can help both Countries if child is adopted domestically

-System can be reformed by better informing American people of the role they play in trafficking, and through intervention of National Governments to restrict intercountry adoption to an extent.

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-U.S. citizens adopt children from other countries for several reasons: to help kids, to

feel better about themselves, and to superficially appear as a kind person.

-U.S. parents create a demand for international children to be their adopted children.

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-Child rights in the third-world are non-existent

-Governments in developing countries are either corrupt or lacking in the power necessary to make a difference.

-International law is not enforced anywhere and means nothing in these countries.

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- Orphanages play a huge role in child trafficking

-children are kidnapped by orphanages and sold for money

-American’s parent’s demands for children offer an incentive for more trafficking to occur.

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- It can help both the country of the parents as well as the foreign country if a child is adopted domestically instead of internationally.

-There are plenty of children in similar situations in the United States who can be adopted

- Address counter argument that international adoption is necessary to build stronger and more peaceful relationships with other countries

-adopting children from other countries may improve relationships slightly, but helping countries develop in general with international aid will strengthen bond more, and

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-Inform potential adopters that they run the risk of increasing kidnapped/trafficked children by adopting internationally

-Change mindset that its more noble to adopt internationally than domestically

-Use increased government intervention to reduce the number of internationally adopted children, and help strengthen international law and develop the third world through more effective aid to end the problem long-term.

Conclusion:

-Summary of points

-Closing statement