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Adoption is a big
business in the
United States. As of 2000, an independent research study
revealed that the adoption industry was earning $1.4 billion each year
-- and the numbers have only grown since then. Like most
corporate giants, the adoption industry is not immune to corruption.
Each year, mothers and fathers report feeling exploited by
adoption agencies, lawyers, social workers, and adopting couples.
Read on to learn important facts about adoption...
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Protect Yourself & Your Baby A baby is born with the innate ability to recognize his or her mother by her voice, scent, and body rhythms. Being separated from her is traumatic and creates a lasting psychological wound (see The Primal Wound by Nancy Newton Verrier).
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Open Adoption
In most states, a mother does not have the right to enforce any agreements she may have made with her child's adopters. Even in states where open adoption contracts are considered legal, children will not be returned to their families when the adopters break their agreements.
Do not fall into the open
adoption trap!
Organizations that support and make money from adoption, like the National Council for Adoption, have begun "training" professionals who work with pregnant women to promote adoption to their clients. Expectant mothers should be wary of anyone who tries to sell them on the idea of "making an adoption plan."
Crisis pregnancy centers frequently offer services that make them appealing to young, single, or poor women who fear they might be pregnant. These centers often station themselves near more reputable women's health care clinics and seek out women who may be considering abortion. They usually have some sort of religious or anti-choice affiliation and will promote adoption to their clients. Rather than visiting a CPC, you can purchase a pregnancy test kit from a local dollar store and make an appointment with a midwife or doctor once your pregnancy is confirmed.
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