There are three major reasons for the demise of adoption. One is government involvement in what was once a largely private endeavor. The second is an anti-adoption bias that, with the help of the media, is taking on frightening proportions. The third is what some call the culture of victimization. Q. Let's start with the firstgovernment involvement.
Some people have an interest in perpetuating the current system.
Many of the studies on foster care are conducted by the government or by organizations that receive government funding. That makes me question the bias of those studies. In 1980, Congress mandated that the states report on the number of children in foster care and their status. Since 1980, Congress has also required that every child have a permanency plan within 18 months of entering foster care. This is usually a plan for a return to the child's biological parents or adoption.