Confronting the conspiracy of silence and denial of difference for late discovery adoptive persons and donor conceived people
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01/07/2013
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This article outlines the impact that a conspiracy of silence and denial of difference has had on some adopted and donor conceived persons who have been lied to or misled about their origins. Factors discussed include deceit - expressed as a central secret which undermines the fabric of a family and through distortion mystifies communication processes; the shock of discovery - often revealed accidentally and the associated sense of betrayal when this occurs; and a series of losses, for example, kinship, medical history, culture and agency which result in having to rebuild personal identity. By providing those affected with a voice, validation and vindication healing can begin. Any feelings of disregard, of betrayal of trust, of anger, frustration, sorrow or loss, need to be regarded as real, expected, and above all, a valid reaction to what has occurred. The author is a 'late discoverer' of her adoption and draws on the information from her doctoral research on the same topic which was completed in 2012. |
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National Library of Australia |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61354/1/61354Auth.pdf http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/aja/article/view/3022 Riley, Helen (2013) Confronting the conspiracy of silence and denial of difference for late discovery adoptive persons and donor conceived people. Australian Journal of Adoption, 7(2). |
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Copyright 2013 The author. |
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QUT Carseldine - Humanities & Human Services |
Palavras-Chave | #220101 Bioethics (human and animal) #220104 Human Rights and Justice Issues #220199 Applied Ethics not elsewhere classified #adoption #donor conception #late discovery |
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Journal Article |