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oldcodger 10 Oct 15 4.11pm
Quote becky at 10 Oct 2015 7.40am Quote Stirlingsays at 10 Oct 2015 3.12am Quote Seth at 10 Oct 2015 1.04am It's been proved the child's original injuries were not the parents' fault. The question is what's best for the child, now it's been adopted. The right to grow up with its biological parents or the stability of the family it's now in? It's a toughie. The genetic link between child and parents far exceeds adoptive parents if you have a safe choice between the two. Adoption is important but it isn't the same as the fifty percent linkage a parent has with their child. With no violence or threat to a child it really needs to be with its parents. This case is horrendous and unforgivable. Also there is the fact that the parents had supervised access to the child up until it was adopted last year, so it's not as if it would be a total disruption for the child, with it being taken from the adoptive home and 'given' to strangers as it does 'know' it's own parents. However, any change would have to be made quickly before it was estranged for too long. You make a good point Becky, tragically if it had been too long the birth parents could become complete strangers to the child. It would then be a very difficult situation where unless there was a transition period, or the child had some say, even more damage could be done. It's quite disgusting that the baby was adopted out to begin with though. Some horrendous mistakes were made.
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oldcodger

10 Oct 15 4.11pm

Quote becky at 10 Oct 2015 7.40am

Quote Stirlingsays at 10 Oct 2015 3.12am

Quote Seth at 10 Oct 2015 1.04am

It's been proved the child's original injuries were not the parents' fault.

The question is what's best for the child, now it's been adopted. The right to grow up with its biological parents or the stability of the family it's now in?

It's a toughie.

The genetic link between child and parents far exceeds adoptive parents if you have a safe choice between the two.

Adoption is important but it isn't the same as the fifty percent linkage a parent has with their child.

With no violence or threat to a child it really needs to be with its parents.

This case is horrendous and unforgivable.

Also there is the fact that the parents had supervised access to the child up until it was adopted last year, so it's not as if it would be a total disruption for the child, with it being taken from the adoptive home and 'given' to strangers as it does 'know' it's own parents. However, any change would have to be made quickly before it was estranged for too long.

You make a good point Becky, tragically if it had been too long the birth parents could become complete strangers to the child. It would then be a very difficult situation where unless there was a transition period, or the child had some say, even more damage could be done. It's quite disgusting that the baby was adopted out to begin with though. Some horrendous mistakes were made.

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