 Eminent
Domain,The United States Constitution and Adoption
A key attribute of eminent domain is that the government can exercise
its power of eminent domain even if the owner does not wish to sell
his or her property.
Adoption law is complex and interesting. In adoption, children are
considered as being property rather than human beings. Too often ,babies
are separated from family through fraudulent practices or coercion.
A "consent" to relinquishment may be obtained from a mother
who is still medicated following birth, or father's rights may be
denied. Often it is the "court of public opinion" - fueled
by the adoption industry's insistence that "possession is 9/10
of the law" - that takes precedence over the law. Mothers and
fathers who are considering relinquishing their infant son or daughter
for adoption should take special note. Those who develop public policy
should as well.
Maternal Instinct - Noun 1. maternal-infant bonding - the attachment
that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth; "maternal-infant
bonding influences the child's psychological and physical development"
Eminent Domain as it Applies to Family and Reproductive Rights-
A Natural Mother's view
"I think the framers of our constitution would have an interesting
debate with the adoptionists of today [regarding our right to raise
our own children]."
" There are some similarities to adoption laws with the principle
of eminent domain. The Connecticut Eminent Domain case involved the
seizure/taking of a group of private riverfront homes,by the city,
to be sold to developers who would then build a huge hotel complex.
This complex would generate huge amounts of tax revenue for the city.The
city claimed this revenue would be'for the public good'. The home-
owners would be give some money for their homes(many of which had
been in their families for generations). The homeowners did not want
to move, or sell, for any price . They loved their homes, considered
them a part of their heritage and did not think the city had the right
to seize their property to sell to another private owner, just because
more revenue could be generated."
"Under the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution, 'No person
shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process
of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without
just compensation' "
"The question is''what is just compensation?" when you
absolutely don't want to move? And doesn't private property have any
meaning? What about the 'liberty interest' in buying a home and being
able to decide for yourself when or if you want to move, or leave
the home to your children/grandchildren?"
"In adoption, the state has been applying 'eminent domain' over
our children. Our children are taken from our own families and given
or sold by the state or by an agency to other families. The state
'justifies 'this seizure by saying it is 'for the public good'. The
state even claims we are 'compensated' because we are 'relieved' of
the 'responsibility of raising our children'. This is supposed to
be our 'compensation'. We are supposed to feel good about the seizure
of our children."
"The right to reproduce is considered a 'liberty interest'.
We are [or should be] free to have children and raise them. Our families
belong to us and should not be seized, stolen, or sold to other families."
"This comparison with "Eminent domain" is the type
of thing people don't think much about until it happens to them. Then
it is devastating and the effects can be felt for generations."
Read Psychology of adoption, quotes
from psychologists, social workers, sociiologists, adoptees.
There are still people who want someone else's child. Some people
say the "fix" is to provide "open adoption".
Read how "open adoption"
may affect a natural family and adopted child.
Next: The Adoptee Experience - California
Comic Provides Adoption Insight
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