Why do some people want biological children?

There are many reasons people want biological children, the ability to raise your own child is important to some people, knowing your child’s family history (especially in the medical sense is important), and some people I know who are infertile feel like less of a woman because of it.

What reasons would an individual or couple choose to adopt?

5 More Reasons People Decide to Adopt

• Adoption Helps Children.
• Adoption Eliminates the Potential for Medical Complications.
• Some Parents Have a Gender Preference.
• Some Parents Would Prefer to Raise Older Children.
• A Child in the Family May Require Help.

Is creating a family by adoption the same as birth?

Yes Marie, you’re so right.   Creating a family by adoption is not the same as creating a family by birth.   You couldn’t be more wrong, however, about the “child of your own” part. What Exactly Is “A Child of Your Own”?

Is giving birth to a child better than adopting a child?

  Neither giving birth to a child nor adopting a child is superior; both are special, and both are great ways to have a child of your very own. Other Creating a Family Resources You Will Enjoy

How similar are you to your child by birth?

  Your child by birth may be nothing like you at all. I can honestly say that I am no more similar to my kids by birth than to my kid by adoption. And for the record, similarities are overrated. Being similar to a child doesn’t guarantee closeness or parental enjoyment. In fact, sometimes it means just the opposite.

What are the costs of adoption?

  The expense of adoption, while often similar to the expense of giving birth, is covered by the adoptive parents rather than insurance.   And then there is the worry about the unknown–prenatal exposures, genetic conditions, emotional state of the expectant mother, and on and on.