Today, I would like to discuss what ethical issue that ensues adoption I would like to write about in my final paper. I wanted to pick something I could relate to and learn from for future reference.
The ethical issue I would like to analyze is the feeling of powerlessness in adoption. The main subjects in the adoption triad I will address are the adoptees and birthfathers and the evident powerlessness prior to birth and as we grow older. What makes this topic so interesting/important to me is the fact that I will be able to learn more about my subconscious thoughts and feelings. It's also important because it might answer questions I might have about my own life experiences and my birthfathers' experiences. I hope to address the disagreement between which group of the adoption triad possesses the least amount of power and why.
The ethical concepts that go along with the powerlessness issue in adoption can be found in the 5 Faces of Oppression by Iris Young, Adoption Nation by Adam Pertman, and the handouts given in class. The concept I would like to address most would be the oppression birthfathers are associated and faced with by almost everyone else in the adoption triad. Another concept would be the group in the triad with the least amount of power, the adoptees themselves.
The sources I intend to use in my paper would be the pieces mentioned above (5 Faces, Adoption Nation, and handouts) along with blogs relayed to us in class. I feel some of the information and articles on the blogs will help me convey the wanted theme on birthfathers. I will also use the book I read for review (Sherrie Eldridge's book Twenty Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make) because the interviews and points discussed by Eldridge will perfectly portray what I need as information regarding powerlessness with adoptees.
On a scale of 1-10, I think I will for sure be writing about this same ethical topic at the end of the semester... so a 10.
I think I have a fairly great base for my paper, but suggestions are always welcome. Are there any more sources relevant to this topic that I should consider when writing? Should I analyze other groups in the adoption triad on powerlessness in order to compare the level of power?
Thank you for reading!
-Michael
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