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The title ‘Problems of Adoption’ is very wide and I must deal with it somewhat superficially and selectively. I will first outline the establishment and structure of adoption services in Ireland. I will then go on to describe the changing needs of the children who need adoptive families and some of the problems these raise. I will discuss adoptive parents and particularly those who are infertile or childless and the problems they raise. I will not use the word ‘problem’ much since although I will be raising matters for consideration and drawing attention to specific possible difficulties, I would not like adoption and all that surrounds it to be seen too negatively.
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Adoption Act, 1952, Dail Eireann, Government Press, Dublin, Government Publications, Dublin, Ireland
Adoption Act, 1974, Dail Eireann, Government Press, Dublin, Government Publications, Dublin, Ireland
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Lefroy, L. (1984). Problems of adoption. In: Harrison, R.F., Bonnar, J., Thompson, W. (eds) Fertility and Sterility. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1308-1_37
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