title: Adoption: pediatric, legislative and social issues.
abstract: Physicians may find themselves involved in many phases of the adoption process, ranging from advising infertile couples who wish to adopt a child to caring for adopted children, adolescents or adults. Recent legislation has been aimed at making it possible for children to be adopted who have been receiving foster care and at providing financial assistance to implement the adoption of children with handicaps and with medical problems. The adoption process is becoming more open. Adoptees are searching for and finding their biological parents and all parties in the "adoption triangle" are developing relationships with one another.
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D014481:United States