With so many hopeful adopters out there, it may seem easy to choose an adoptive family? But choosing the right adoptive couple is not always simple. Sometimes looking over too many adoption profiles can feel totally overwhelming. (And what you see isn't always what...
It's not every day that the Federal Trade Commission sends out stern warning letters on behalf of anyone working with adoption consultants. In a highly unusual move, the FTC issued warning letters to 31 adoption intermediaries across the US. It was a much-needed...
Why does one little adoption agency in America host a big homecoming for birthmothers? Glad you asked... here's why! A homecoming, according to Merriam-Webster, is "the return of a group of people usually on a special occasion to a place formerly frequented or...
Would it surprise you to think that abortion bans reduce adoptions? This wasn't anticipated by SCOTUS or even pro-life Texas lawmakers. (On the contrary.) Many had predicted that banning abortions would make more babies available to be adopted. Texas representative...
An unwanted pregnancy is bad enough, but being pregnant and locked up can make things seem even worse. After all, pregnant inmates have it rough, no matter what they're in for. Some jails house them in separate units. At the Bexar County Jail. women who are...
Texas Safe Haven Law and Alternatives If you're concerned about Texas Safe Haven Law, it's important to understand its limitations. While the law provides a legal way to surrender a child anonymously, it often overlooks the emotional and long-term consequences for...
We're calling on America to spare the childless cat ladies. (And yes, J.D. Vance, we're talking about you.) This rising politician's cruel quote cut many down. He actually accused of those without biological children as being nothing more than "childless cat ladies."...
We'll be honest: we don't know how an open adoption works, elsewhere? But here's how open adoption has worked at Abrazo since we started doing it in 1994. Abrazo's favorite adoptions have typically been what is called "full-disclosure open adoptions." That may sound...
Are you new to adoption? We get it. Adoption is an option nobody usually plans to need, until they do, so nearly everyone starts out new to adoption. There's so much to learn about adoption before doing one, because it's a permanent arrangement if it's all done right....
Any time a question gets asked about money for adoption, one thing is sure: somebody is bound to get uncomfortable. And not without good reason. Because no adoption should ever happen just because money was the reason, right? It's against the law in every state for...
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