Weekly Standard Contributor

Patrick Purtill

1 article 1995

Patrick Purtill contributed to The Weekly Standard in its early days. He wrote about adoption policy for the magazine.

DON'T FORGET ADOPTION

October 9, 1995 · Blog

The first item in your Sept. 18 Scrapbook caught my eye. Your survey asking how parents, if they died, would want their children raised clearly demonstrated the high level of distrust Americans have for the present foster care and welfare systems.