What does it take to be the best adoption agency in Texas? And what would inspire anyone to try, for over 30 years? (Really, why?) Decades ago, a young adoption professional began meeting with two Texas attorneys to discuss whether and why a state with so many...
Mothers-to-be of any age don't always know, when pregnancy turns dangerous. Doctors only see their patients in the office or clinic, after all, not at their homes, where pregnant moms are sometimes at the greatest risk. The National Institute of Health website lists...
In a perfect world, there would be no unwanted baby. Of course, in a perfect world, there would never be any unplanned pregnancies, and no birth defects, either... but this is not a perfect world. When There Are No Easy Options Texans, along with the rest of the...
There's just something extra-special about a Christmas baby, isn't there? Whatever the debate over that baby born in Bethlehem centuries ago, that teen mom with the unplanned pregnancy named Mary would surely agree that her Christmas baby changed everything forever,...
"I need a home for my baby," the caller said. (In Spanish.) "Necesito un hogar para mi bebé", dijo la persona que llamó. (En español.) At Abrazo, we do everything we can to help pregnant women in need of adoption assistance, no matter where they've come from. En...
Search for adoption help online (on Google, or any other search engine) and you're likely to fall down a rabbit hole, so consider yourself warned, friend. What you see really may not be what you'll get... so you can't be too careful, especially when planning an...
Tell someone you're "grateful for adoption" and you're bound to get some widely-varying reactions. (But believe it or not, that IS a good thing! Read on to learn why...) Blessing #1: Adoption isn't how it used to be. American society used to view nearly all adoptions...
Adoption appropriation is rearing it’s ugly head again— but what does this mean, and why is it a problem? In short, appropriating adoption means falsely claiming adoption for some personal benefit. The problem is that such deception always runs counter to the actual...
Here in the Lone Star State, expectant moms considering adoption need a Texas Birth Mothers Guide just to help them through the maze of options and regulations. When it comes to adoptions here, though, mothers planning to place just won't find better advice than...
One principle Abrazo holds sacred is an adoptee's right to know the truth of their origins (including the birthparents who are part of it.) This is why every placement we do includes an entrustment agreement. In it, the adopting parents promise to raise the child...
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