Apparently Big Brother Social Worker knows best. There is actually hostility to adoption among many social workers. Just when the states need adoption more than ever to solve the crises they are facing in the foster care and welfare systems, many states are weakening their adoption laws. Historically, the success of adoption in the United States has been due to the fact that legally it created a family with rights and privileges identical to those enjoyed by biological families. It did this by guaranteeing the permanance and confidentiality of adoption.
Permanence is vital to adoption for the same reason that it is vital to marriage.
Without a permanent, inviolable bond, an unconditional giving of oneself is at best difficult, if not impossible. It is this commitment that must be supported by sound laws. And the reason for confidentiality in adoption is the same. The goal of family preservation is a laudable one. The family is the first natural association and the foundation of civil society.