The government is updating guidance on adoption in England to stress that
consideration of a child's race should not be a barrier to finding a home.
:BBC News on 2 November 2010:
As you will see above, this topic interests me to consider about right-based approach to a child in accordance with a Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1989, which has been supposed to protect and safeguard the welfare of all children as equal human beings. In the news, it claims that
…“Children's Minister said there was no reason to stop white couples adopting black or Asian babies. Although the law and guidance is clear that due consideration needs to be given to language, religion, culture and ethnicity, this isn't translating into practice. It is much better that a child is adopted by loving parents than left waiting for their future to be decided.”[1]
I think it cannot be denied that it is better if a child has adopt and fostered by loving family who are either white adoptive parents or black and ethnic adopters. The point is that whether they can provide a safe, caring and loving environment to a child.
However, there is a doubt in some people’s minds is that if adoption has done without consideration on race, it may be imperative to a child's sense of identity to be able to relate to those around them. In the other words, the adoption may add emphasis on difference between them and their parents.
In personal opinion, if it possible to find a racial match, it should be better to seek a child-parent who can share their ethnic and cultural heritage.
[1] BBC News, ‘No reason' to block mixed-race adoptions in England’
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11672674> accessed 4 November 2010
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