International versus Domestic adoption Name Subject Professor Date Adoption is one of the likely options that child-less couples can opt for , should they want to have a child and raise a family . American couples have two options – one , to adopt children through domestic adoption , and two , to adopt children through international adoption . As the name implies , the difference between the two types of adoption lies in the country of origin of the child that is being adopted . Domestic adoption entitles couples to adopt a child who is from the United States while in international adoption the American couples can adopt a child originating from a foreign country to which the US has a standing agreement when it comes to adopting local children by US citizens .Both practices has been going on for quite some time now arguably , the domestic adoption process is a much older form of adoption compared to international adoption . But despite the fact that international adoption is not as old a practice as domestic adoption , many facts point to the belief that opting for an international adoption is a better choice for American couples compared to adopting via domestic adoption . Many individuals as well as couples in America are opting for international adoption because of many different reasons and many different perceived advantages it has over domestic adoption .This is a claim which is not derived solely from the supposed celebrity hysteria of adopting foreign children (that the practice of adopting foreign children is even a form of hysteria or a fad puts undue unfair treatment on Hollywood celebrities since many entertainment celebrities before Angelina Jolie were into the practice of adopting foreign children . The practice of Hollywood personalities including Meg Ryan ,Ewan and Eve McGregor , Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt , Michelle Pfeiffer ,Rosie O ‘Donnell , Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman , James Caviezel , Julie Andrews , Yul Brenner , Mia Farrow , Woody Allen and pop icon Madonna only serves as a form of encouragement for other couples – celebrity or not -to try adopting a foreign child via international adoption channels .Yes , the continued practice of celebrities adopting children born and raised in other countries – including Malawi , Mongolia , China , Vietnam ,Ethiopia and Cambodia – is a very good indicator about how this practice provides so many different advantages and has many positive points compared to domestic adoption , but the truth is that there is more to international adoption that the American couple might want to look into to help them be convinced that this is a better option for adoption compared to domestic adoption . Similar to the reaction of anyone finding out about the adoption of a foreign child through international adoption , most people want to ask why these celebrities prefer foreign children , and their answer is no different from ordinary couples -usually , they want to help give a child from a place with very adverse living condition a chance to experience a normal life in the US . But aside from the humanistic reasoning , there are also other practical reasons applying…