Adoption, Race, and Group-Based Harm
Publication Title
Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
Abstract
I wish to discuss Dorothy Roberts’ powerful and original contribution to the debates about race, adoption, and child welfare from three different perspectives. First, as a philosopher I agree with many things Roberts says about the nature of race and social justice. Second, as an adoptive parent I challenge some of Roberts’ views about adoption, especially transracial adoption. Third, as a student of the law, I agree with the spirit but disagree with the letter of Roberts’ legal proposals. While we agree more than we disagree, I will emphasize the points of disagreement in order to better stimulate our collective rethinking of her controversial views and proposals.
Recommended Citation
Larry May,
Adoption, Race, and Group-Based Harm,
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Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y
77
(1999),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol1/iss1/8