Hi Alison and everyone else,
I can hardly say that i'm suprised at what you
say. Nonetheless, that doesn't diminish my revulsion. In
the increasingly commodified world in which we live, where
anyone and everything has their price, it would appear to
follow the general logic of the devaluation of disabled
people that our 'market price' is so low, and that a
potential 'purchaser' would have to have the 'information'
that you describe in order that they could enter the
exchange on the basis that they knew that what they were
buying was 'damaged goods'. After all, one wouldn't wish to
pay out perfectly good money for such 'damaged goods',
would one ? That just wouldn't be 'fair' on the poor
purchaser, would it ?
Ah !!! Capitalism. Such a marvellous and equitable economic
system !!!
Yours,
Peter Handley,
University of East Anglia,
Norwich
UK
On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 12:13:01 +0000 Alison Cocks
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> Hello Everyone & Happy New Year!
>
> I'm sure that those in the states and UK are aware of the current adoption
> case which is being argued across the pond. To fill in rather crudely for
> those who may not have heard this: twins were adopted by an American
> couple, then the birth mother decided to place the girls with an English
> couple who paid significantly more for the adoption agents 'service'. The
> children were brought into the UK on US passports, and are now being cared
> for by the social services following a media frenzy which was initiated by
> the uk couple.
>
> My point in raising this is that the children had been advertised via the
> internet. It appears that children are advertised as available for
> adoption and priced accordingly. Well guess what - a white male child is
> the most expensive whilst alledgedly you can get discounts for disabled
> babies.
>
> I did begin to look to see for my self but stopped when I read the
> following about a boy ' If his feet are not restrained , he flips and flops
> them all day long'. I feel sickened and disgusted ( although not surprised
> ) at this and wonder if anyone else has any comment.
>
>
> Alison Cocks
> Alison Cocks
> PhD Student
> Sociology Department
> University of Surrey
> Guildford
> GU2 7XH
>
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