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Let's look at the numbers!
In 1994: Children Adopted 21,306
Children Waiting to be Adopted 38,712
Children in Non-finalized Adoptive Homes 24,538
Source: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/vcis/ii01.htm
Abortions in 1994 677,147
Source: http://www.abortionfacts.com/statistics/race_94.asp
If women were forced to carry a fetus to term to be adopted there would have been 705,859 children in the adoption system in that year alone.
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According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, on September 30, 1999, 127,000 children in the public child welfare system were waiting to be adopted. The median age of children in this group was 7.7 years, and many had spent more than 36 continuous months in foster care. That same year, 46,000 children were adopted from public child welfare agencies. Some were infants. Some were teenagers. Many were Latino. Many more were white or black. Adoptive parents were equally diverse-31% were single women, 2% were single men, and 1% were unmarried couples. Among these adoptive parents were gay and lesbian individuals and partners.
http://www.cwla.org/articles/cv0201gayadopt.htm
What issue has the greatest effect on the capacity of the child welfare system to serve at-risk and vulnerable children and families?
The shortage of a competent, stable child welfare workforce! This shortage affects agencies at every level, including children and youth care staff, social workers, and support and administration staff. A survey by CWLA and other organizations, as well as information from other sources, including the U.S. Department of Labor, confirms the workforce crisis in child welfare. High staff turnover in public and private agencies, the loss of direct service and supervisory staff, and the expected retirement of most experienced administrators over the next 10 years exacerbates this crisis. Between October 2000 and March 2001, average turnover rates in private agencies were 36% for direct staff and 38% for supervisors.
http://www.cwla.org/newsevents/faq.htm
In 1994: Children Adopted 21,306
Children Waiting to be Adopted 38,712
Children in Non-finalized Adoptive Homes 24,538
Source: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/vcis/ii01.htm
Abortions in 1994 677,147
Source: http://www.abortionfacts.com/statistics/race_94.asp
If women were forced to carry a fetus to term to be adopted there would have been 705,859 children in the adoption system in that year alone.
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