Interesting how so many of the commenters seem to have missed the point.
I take Friedmans article as a very real, harsh, commentary on some of the darker sides of adoption in the United States.
The US adoption industry is chock full of unethical practices and the buying and selling (and pricing) of children. As such, our children become objects. Commodites to be bought and sold to the highest bidder. Women of lesser means become prey to adoption agencies who see the supply and demand. Remove the profiteering from adoption and the fact that Friedmans child cost X and Mrs. WhiteAdopters Child cost 2X wont even be an issue.
Unfortunate this point was lost on so many readers. Seemed easier for them to challenge Friedmans parenting choices than look at the shadow side of adoption.
