Every time I watch this video, I am literally blown away! It is amazing to see how many influential people were adopted and were given the amazing gift of life and an upbringing which their parents would have struggled to give!
However, if you then look at the New Zealand statistics for adoption, you will see that since the mid 1960′s there has been a steady decline in the numbers of adoptions per year.
Now it is under 100 per year. (Stats from here )
With over 17,500 abortions taking place every year in NZ, the trend for abortions looks almost the reverse of that graph.
Adoption might not be the answer to abortion, but it definitely is an option, which people need to be fully informed about. Something which the Adoption Option Trust is doing a great job about!
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[...] Scherman has a point here, as can be seen from this table here, the number of abortions has increased significantly in New Zealand over the past 30 years, while at the same time abortion numbers have consistently fallen. [...]
Its not easy giving up a child in NZ even for those who know its the best for their child and want too! CYF’s have to be involved, these people are not helpful, lets face it, its not like its an easy decision! But these people make it even harder than it needs to be! They don’t let you meet the potential parents, they try to offer your baby to your family without you even having a choice! I personally had to track my babies parents down while I was in labour because my social worker wouldnt let me meet and build a relationship with the mother and father I had chosen! They try make you look after the baby for 12 days after its born so your bond is even stronger and how are you meant to give your baby away after that even though you know its wrong to keep it. Still wondering why abortion vs adoption??