+474 To adopt a kid, you have to pass a series of interviews and evaluations to see if you are a fit parent. Biological parents have to do nothing of the sort. Why, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Because what are you going to do--tell people they aren't allowed to have sex until they undergo a strenuous background test?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, you can't take away a mother's own child before before they've even gotten a chance to raise him/her.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It sucks but there's nothing we can do but persuade people to use birth control and getting rid of incentives for people to have more children to increase their welfare check might help too.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This. In a fictional ideal world, only competent people would be given permission to raise children, but there's no possible way you could bring any legislation in to assess biological parents before they fuck up.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think it has pretty much a lot to do with the fact that the child won't be related to them, so they probably want to make sure the adopters aren't pedos.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

who says pedophiles don't have relationships with their own children?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

1.Because no one would refrain from having sex just because of it. 2.Because abortion rates would increase drastically.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have always thought the exact same thing.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Why do you think the kid is getting adopted? The parents failed. You don't want to have a kid go through that twice

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Or their parents died... but I see your point. The kids shouldn't have to go through it once, but there's no reasonable way to completely prevent that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago