Part 1 of Essay
Several changes have been made regarding adoption practices. In years past, confidentiality played an important aspect in adoption. Recently, a growing number of people have returned to adoption agencies in search of information on birth families. This conflict has created a debate concerning whether or not adopted ch ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... than 60,000 Americans are in search of birth parents or children from whom they were separated as result of adoption (“Court”). This desire to know information about birth parents or adoptees has changed the attitude towards adoption. Closed adoption procedures were born in the late 19th century (Batton). At that time, having a child outside of marriage was considered shameful, and the secrecy of closed adoption protected the birth mother from facing social criticism. This process also protected the adoptive ....