The religion-specific nature of adoption laws is a very retrograde step. It reinforces practices that are unjust to children and hinders the formation of a Uniform Civil Code. Over the years, attempts to formulate a general law on adoption have failed on account of a number of reasons. The National Adoption Bill, tabled twice in Parliament in the seventies, has yet to enter the statute books. The Christian Adoption and Maintenance Bill of 1993 too has not been passed.
Adoption is primarily a child-welfare service.
Adoption, which is the most desirable form of substitute for childcare, should be provided as early as possible. The primary object of adoption is to provide a home, to the child. Consent where necessary is obtained. The adoption is made in accordance with the other provisions of this bill and rules framed therein. In this case, the adoption would be by both the spouses.