Adoptions in Oklahoma increasing at fastest rate in nation

Oklahoma adopts children at a higher rate than any state in the country.
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL ccoppernoll@opubco.com
Published: November 20, 2011

http://newsok.com/adoptions-in-oklahoma-increasing-at-fastest-rate-in-nation/article/3625135

I left a nice comment there-

I love numbers and statistics. Especially ones that appear to show "success". Increasing adoptions by 64% over the past 9 years versus a national rate of 3% sounds highly impressive- until you consider WHAT is being called a "success".

Finishing the story with a euphemistic phrase "Forever Families" for some reason reminds me of a similar "success" with rapidly-increasing percentages between 1938 and 1942 of a "Final Solution".

Similarly, "The Swift Adoptions Services unit" aligns with "T4 Aktion (Action) program".

I hope that someday, we can look back at this period of history and recognize the tyranny we endured and the propaganda and spin that hid the truth from the public.

"Permanent termination of parental rights has been described as "the family law equivalent of the death penalty in a criminal case." In re Smith (1991), 77 Ohio App.3d 1, 16, 601 N.E.2d 45, 54. Therefore, parents "must be afforded every procedural and substantive protection the law allows."

Leonard Henderson, co-founder
American Family Rights
http://familyrights.us
"Until Every Child Comes Home"©
"The Voice of America's Families"©