Adoption
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...today it is allowed in all states of the United States and in Great Britain...child generally assumes the rights and duties of a natural...child. Similarly, the rights and duties accompanying...parenthood (e.g., the right of custody and the obligation...parents have no right to control an adopted child, nor have...adoptive family and protect the privacy of the (often unwed) mother...babies from outside the United States, particularly South...