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Adoption is now Big Business!

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There are a few social entities that come with a positive public connotation to them. Adoption is viewed as a process for those who elect to give back to the world while taking children to care for. It’s up there with what is considered to be one of the more humane acts of life, and there are countless cases where adoption not only saves a child’s life but is equally rewarding for the parent.
It concerns me that adoption has turned from such a beautiful gesture of warmth, love and community to what many would consider private enterprise. While it may sound that adoption is solely focused on the needs of society; pairing children who do not have parents with established adults capable of care, today, Adoption is a 13 billion dollar industry.

It seems that wherever there is a dollar to be made, close by you will find the justification behind the corruption fueling the billion dollar pipeline. In this case, how can we trust the motivation of the adoption industry? Parents want children, and in the law of supply and demand, the supplier must meet the demand to capitalize on the profit. For this reason alone, there has been a great increase in homes that are broken up and kids parceled out through the same system that originally vowed to honor and protect them.

You may have heard the adage “it takes a village to raise a child,” well it seems that the village needs to start protecting them. Certainly there are millions of children who benefit from being placed in a home that betters their situation, however, the motivations behind keeping the adoption industry running as what I would consider a full fledged business is morally sick and corrupt.

One search for “adoption corruption” and fingers (on the web) point to international practices and mentions some corrupt practices that relate to human trafficking and some other shady topics. However little to no mention of what is going on right here at home.

There are agencies, both domestic and international that have flawless ethics and do not relent in their standard to simply help bridge the gap between children in need and families who can help. However, the middle ground… The gray area that no one seems to discuss at large is what needs attention. Our families are turning into prey, by a corrupt justice and social system. We must stand up and let our voices be heard right now!

 

Biker Involved in Waco Incident Loses Custody of Adoptive Daughter

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Anyone that has followed the events that have taken place at a local restaurant in Waco, TX are aware that nine people  lost their lives in what appears to be a shootout between several motorcycle groups. While the tragic loss of life and Hollywood movie style boldness of the event remains the main story that the news and media are paying attention to, there is another tragedy taking place as a result of this very unfortunate incident. Proud adoptive parents Rob and Marilyn Bucy have lost custody of their adoptive daughter with very little recourse to reverse the situation.

Rob and Marilyn Bucy had custody of 5-year old Alyssa who they were in the process of adopting from the State of California when the unfortunate events took place that day in Waco, TX. Rob was not a direct participant in any of the violence that happened. He was arrested none-the-less as overzealous law enforcement officers attempted to sort through the mess that had unfolded. While Rob was being held in a Waco jail alongside 176 others bikers arrested in the same event, Marilyn received a “notice of emergency removal” from California officials, who had halted the family’s planned adoption. The notice stated that Rob was now considered a threat to the child’s safety and ordered Alyssa to be removed from the home. Marilyn was forced to comply and turn Alyssa over to the State of California who has now been placed with another family in California. Both Rob and Marilyn are unaware of where Alyssa is and have no way to contact her.

Even with the support of their Texas caseworker, the Bucys were not able to deter the emergency order and are now at the mercy of an appeals judge to reunite their family. “I really feel that I have done everything I could do to show the court, show the judge, that we love her…this is our daughter,” Rob Bucy said. “She’s here with family, she needs to come home.”