Is Craigslist the Right Place to Advertise, or Look for, a Baby for Adoption?
In the new digital age, perspective adoptive parents are turning to the Internet, including Craigslist, to look for a baby.
ABC News did a special on adoption recently showing just how different it is in the digital age. In the special, it showed a reunion between an adopted child and his birth mother. The adopted mother and birth mother had met online – in an ad on Craigslist. In this particular case, it was a successful union between the two parties. The birth mother was able to keep up with her child through Facebook and now that she is in a better place in life, she was able to meet up with him again in real life. The same couple, however, had a negative experience, also with Craigslist, when looking for a second child. But in that case too they were able to resolve the issue on the Internet. The reportedly were able to Google the perspective birth mother …
