Rachel Cartwright chose open adoption for her two children, maintaining a close bond with them and their adoptive family.

Sisson’s new book, Relinquished, is the corrective we need to shut down the Christian conservative myth that adoption can render abortion unnecessary. (Author photo courtesy of St. Martin’s Press) By ...

Adoption as practiced in the US is rooted in racism, imperialism, colonialism, and outright abduction. It’s time to do something different. Joshua Mast, speaking to CBS News in 2023. On the eve of ...

When I was born, my Korean parents, immigrants to the United States, relinquished me for adoption. At the age of two and a half months, I was placed with a white family who lived in a small town in ...

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When Dominique White went to a Texas Planned Parenthood after discovering she was pregnant at 17, a staff person told her that she had two options: either abort her child or raise him herself.

They’ve scrolled through horror stories, forums, and news pieces until the fear feels louder than hope. The couple wants to grow their family, but every headline and anecdote makes them pause and ...