The debate over whether Baby Talon belongs with his birth mother's
Native American tribe or the family who thought they'd followed all
laws in attempting to adopt him - only to lose him - has loomed large here on
Babble.
Both sides have honed in on some startling truths (and that
includes fellow 'Derby writer Shannon LC Cate, who took a walk in the
shoes of the birth mother), but one argument has really bothered me:
The idea that the Indian
Child Welfare Act (ICWA) gives a Native American tribe the power to make the
"best" choice for a child, a choice that supersedes one made by that
child's parents. I'm even more confused by the fact that parents who have posted
on here seem to think that this is a good idea.
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