Is it harder to get someone to adopt your baby in the USA if it isn't white?

BLW_KAM

Geena,

Thousands of people are on lists at this very moment hoping to adopt an infant. Many of those people aren't concerned with race. They are open to all the colors of the rainbow.

Ten years ago my husband and I adopted a baby girl who is part white and part black. We have a fully open adoption with her natural mother and family. So far our daughter is a feisty, head-strong, well-adjusted tween!

Randy B

I don't know what it is like statistically in the US or Canada but I do know that there are plenty of people out there who will adopt without concern for race. They simply want to provide a good home for a child. My oldest daughter is east Indian and my youngest is First Nations while my wife and I are caucasian. For us, race wasn't a factor and we know of many other adoptive families who felt the same.

sundragonjess

I don't feel that the baby would take longer to be adopted if it is a different/mixed race. There are many adoptive couples out there that have no preference on race. There are so many couples waiting to adopt, there wouldn't be a problem at all finding someone.

Jessica S

Will there ever be a time when racism isn't an issue? This is ridiculous. Adoption is a BEAUTIFUL thing. I am 24 and cannot have children. My husband and I are looking into adoption and we don't care at all about race. The child could be PURPLE with YELLOW polka dots and we would still love it. There are more important things to worry about then the color of someone's skin. Sorry about the rant lol. I don't think you'll have a hard time finding adoptive parents if you were to ever place a baby. Sure "white" babies are the most sought after, but there are hundreds of thousands of other people that want to be parents that don't care at all about race.

Fotomama

I think that there are enough families who would love to give a baby a home that it wouldn't matter.

www.itsaboutlove.org

lavacano201014

Having him put up for adoption won't be harder. It might take longer for him to actually be adopted, since you lose the racist demographic of America (that I'd rather didn't exist) but it should be about as easy.

TerraMere

I don't think it really would be harder. I know several people who are on waiting lists to adopt in California (maybe it is different in other states???) and they are open to different races. I belong to a play group for adopted families and many of them are white and a good percentage of those families have kids that are mixed races. I'm sure there are some people who would have an issue but you certainly would not want them to parent your child if you decide to go the adoption route. There are however some social workers I have run into who have an issue with this. I know someone who is part black and married to a white man. A social worker told her culturally she was not black enough to adopt a black child???? She ended up going with a different agency and adopted a mixed race child.

GM8

No, and if it is true, it is better off that he/she didn't get adopted by ignorant racists. Would you really want your baby to be raised by people that would discriminate against your boyfriend?

Anyways, if you're planning on having a baby to give up for adoption, please don't. There are already enough. (If you're not, please forgive me for saying that, but I say it just in case)

hj2k9 in da mix

Course not! if si there racist!
i know i would adopt it :)
and i'm glad that you are deciding to put it up for a adption rather than what some do and hate them and treat them like dirt - im sure someone will adopt the cutie pie :)

Lacey

Freshman Mama

First of all let me tell you that you should ignore all of the critisim. Giving up a baby is the ultimate sacrifice! To answer your question, no. It will not affect the baby's adoption at all. If you have any adoption questions please email me. Three of my five siblings were adopted so I know a lot about it. One had a closed and two had an open adoption.

calvinscleaningservice

Yes,it could be harder even more so if the child is older, i would say 95% of whites would not take the chance,But there is that 5%..in other races they are low in adoption over all,but give this child life and God will make away for them,beside the fact brazilian,and white,your baby might look more white than you,unknowing he/she might fit right in.

Â© The Dynasty Â©

what do you seriously believe that only white people are adopted successfully?

DTS2006

I don't think so- I think it's harder in the USA because of the open adoption rules and regulations.

For instance- The reason Americans go to other countries is because they don't have to risk they chance of receiving a child and having the birth mother come back months or years and take it back. It's happened...I'm not positive but I think it's like a foster situation first and then after so many months/days the adoptions becomes final.

I think adoption is great- especially if the teen mom remains in the picture. It's a way to give a couple a chance to be parents when they couldn't be naturally. I have a friend who's sister was unable to have children and her and hubby adopted a baby girl from china. It's just too bad there isn't more in the USA...then there wouldn't be so many older children in the foster system!

Do what's best for you...All three are hard choices...adoption, abortion and keeping a child...and only "you" can make that choice...but people will always judge.

I'll adopt your baby!! I'm sure it will be cute! Good luck!

slc

probubly not because it is from the usa and some people cant afford to go across the world to adopt a baby.

mustang_girl2008

This is probably going to sound bad, but maybe you'll get what I'm saying.

I think that based on the fact that the baby is half Brazilian the baby will have a great chance at being adopted. Brazilian people can be VERY attractive and the baby will probably be gorgeous and easily adopted. Yes, many families only want white babies so that they can share the same heritage and whatnot, but if you're going to have a mixed baby, I'd think Brazilian is the best option.

I would think babies who are mixed white and black would have a much harder time personally. Much harder.

And I think you giving up your baby for adoption is a wonderful thing. Hard, yes, but someone will greatly benefit from this accident.

redwormchuck

No - way to perpetuate racism by thinking so shallow.

There are people all over the states who are barren and will wait for years to adopt a newborn.

After you do that clip yourself if you aren't responsible enough to raise a child you bear.

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