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The Baby Scoop Era Still Echos in Unethical Adoption Practices
The era known forever in American adoption history as The Baby Scoop Era reminds us of a time when Birthmothers were neither cared for nor acknowledged in what was always a closed adoption. Normal adoption practices then included the new mother never meeting her child...
Being Intentional About Making An Adoption Plan
The idea of making an adoption plan when you are dealing with an unintended pregnancy is more common than one would think. The question of adoption will usually pass through one’s mind, even if it isn’t even verbalized. Fear of the unknown surrounding adoption usually...
Dealing With The Issue of Color In Adoption Conversations
The prominence of transracial adoption has grown exponentially in the last 10-15 years. There are many opinions on this subject, as you can well imagine. But the issue of color in adoption conversations is one that needs careful consideration when it comes to talking...
Why Making An Adoption Plan Is Not Giving Your Baby Away
If there is any one line I have heard more than 1,000 times in the 10 years I’ve worked with women facing an unplanned pregnancy, it’s “I could never give my baby away.” This response to an adoption conversation seems to be the nuclear response that ends the...
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO CONSIDER ABORTION FOR MY UNBORN CHILD
You couldn’t imagine a worse time in my life to find out I was pregnant. I had just buried my first husband of nearly 7 months ago. I had found myself in whirlwind long distance relationship as a means of distraction from my pain. He, on the other hand, was looking...
What Should Be offered to Women Seeking Abortion?
With the overturning of Roe V. Wade, many of us wonder what comes next? A number of states have made strict changes to what women can access for abortions and others have outlawed it completely. Planned Parenthood and the like are now switching gears to offer...
Why PRCs Are An Important Part Of Making An Adoption Plan
Being in the adoption space for over a decade has taught me a lot about the adoption conversation dynamics in PRCs. Most can agree that the number of women who end up parenting in an unexpected pregnancy versus women making an adoption plan is well in the majority. It...
For My Pregnancy Center Friends
By Guest Blogger Brandy Meeks-- Former Pregnancy Center Director, Current Vice President of Operations with ProLove Ministries and And Then There Were None I am so blessed to know many of you by name. To my colleagues working in pregnancy centers in Florida,...
Post Placement Support Is A Safety Net
By Leah Outten Exactly seventeen years ago I was the young pregnant mom with a distinct watermelon shaped belly in the seat across from a case worker. I was seven months along and had spent my entire pregnancy painstakingly and thoughtfully weighing my options in...
Birth Fathers Are Important Too!
I’ve been an Adoption Professional for many years in various roles within the Adoption Community. By God’s grace, I’ve been able to play a small role in bringing families together through the gift of adoption. As a Birthmother Advocate, I’ve walked beside countless...