What would you say if someone in your town was refused a seat on a bus because they were “too black”? What message would you be sending the world if your city refused university seats on the basis of the candidates being “too black”? How about jobs then? Would you be happy if businesses in your area refused to employ people on the basis of the colour of their skin?
Are you angry yet? You should be! Randy Bohlender writes a disturbing post regarding adoption agencies who refuse placing unborn on their books because of their ethnicity, their skin colour, and how that may have a detrimental effect on their profits. Speaking of am adoption agency in particular he writes:
When the woman arrived, they realized she was Puerto Rican and much darker skinned than they expected her to be. The owner of the agency suddenly decided that the child would be ‘too black’ to find a home for. The owner refused to allow the social worker to pay for the ultrasound that the girl needed - it didn’t seem like a good investment for the agency - and the girl left, probably more afraid of having her baby than she was when she walked in. She was denied assistance because of the color of her skin - something that would be illegal to do if it involved a bus seat or a hamburger, but is perfectly legal in the adoption world.
Are the unborn commodities now? Are they chatels to be disposed of and sacrificed to our bottom-line, our convenience, or our expediency? At best, this is racism - at worst it looks very very dark.
The challenge, however is for the church:
Friends, there has to be a better way. This should not happen in any city in America where a church exists. When a pregnant young woman chooses LIFE, she should find help, not resistance. It’s no wonder 4,000 babies are aborted every day in America - in the short term, we have made death an easier choice than LIFE.
My question is, what are YOU going to do about it?
Read the full post here.
I’m not going to anything about it. Its an incredible reflection not only of the adoption industry, but the demand for the children in America. Adoption agencies aren’t taking in more children of color ( any non-white color ) because white infants are in the greatest demand. White infants are what goes for most money. The adoption industry is a multi billion dollar a year inudstry. Its a business, and in any successful business, products that are in the greatest demand, get sold for the most. Well, prospective adoptive parents of America are demanding newborn white infants, most likely because infertile pap’s of america are most commonly white.
I completely agree with you that adoptees are commodities. We have been for decades. White infants are the most expensive, bi-racial are cheaper and black children are the cheapest. This also contributes to the reason there are so many black children left in the foster care system. America is racist. It goes far beyond adoption agencies. Adoption agencies are a reflection of racist America. Their marketing, their propoganda are both a reflection of the research they have done to see what will give them the most business.
The best interests of the child went out the window decades ago.
Good post! I’ll be linking to it
John, I don’t know which adoption agency you are quoting, but there are many that are not private & will take ANY baby referred for adoption. I doubt seriously that America is any more “racist” than any other country. One thing for sure….there’s no “melting pot” of races like this one & the pot has been very, very good to those who come. Right now we have over 12 million illegal aliens who are not treated as criminals. Most are not “white” & receive the same overall pubic services, medical & educational. White babies ARE in more demand simply because “whites” adopt at a higher rate than “non-whites”. 80% of black babies are now illegitimate with Hispanic babies racing to catch up to that sad statistic. Last year HALF of all mothers under 30 were single (combined races) . One sad fact here is that often black babies are denied adoption by agencies because the parents are caucasian & they don’t want the child to lose their “heritage”….whatever the heck that means. The abortion rate in this country is as appalling as it is in Europe. In fact Europe’s birthrate is not keeping up, in general, with the death rate so countries are encouraging immigration to keep up the workforce. The sad fact is that people don’t seem to be as interested in marrying & being parents as they used to. Adolescent thinking seems to last well into the 30s now psychologists say & most adolescents don’t want a baby to interfere with their “lifestyle”. The father is missing in way too many “families” & that is the shame of it all. By the way, I have good friends I minister with that have adopted a black son (they’re white) . I know many multi-racial families here. It’s really nothing unusual in America. Thought I’d tell you while you were railing on us. Color isn’t the problem; LACK OF FATHERS is the problem. Now MY rant is over. blessings! Amelia