OUTCOME OF ADOPTIONS: HAVE COUPLES REALISED THEIR DREAM?
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https://doi.org/10.15270/44-4-227Abstract
Despite the wide use and success rate of ART (assisted reproductive technology) such as invitro fertilisation, artificial insemination with donor seed, gamete donation, embryo transfer and
surrogate motherhood, these technologies are not an option for many couples (for
technical/biological/financial reasons and ethical/moral objections). As Grinion (2007:134)
states: “The irony is that, on the one hand, reproductive technologies offer hope where
previously none existed, while on the other hand they introduce a series of complex, expensive,
and often morally troubling treatment modalities.” After having contemplated all alternatives
from either a moral, ethical, economic or all-encompassing point of view, adoption is often the
only remaining alternative to couples who want a child and live the dream of being a family.
South Africa has a long practice and well-researched history of adoption (De Bruyn, 1976; De
Bruyn, 1989; De Vos, 1995; Lombard, 1976; Mouton, 1976; Pakati, 1984; Van Delft, 1983).
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