Now that Texas lawmakers have passed the so-called "Heartbeat Bill" and Governor Abbott has signed off on it, let's send this message, loud and clear: okay, Texas: put up or shut up. After all, we can all agree that a world in which abortions were never necessary...
Adoption isn't easy, and life isn't fair, and that's the gig. Those are the thoughts that come to mind recently. In recent weeks, our staff has witnessed an couple's adoption match falling apart, borne another birthmom's grief, heard others' frustrations about the...
"Did she or didn't she?" is currently the raging question in San Antonio, as the city ponders the latest claim from the mother of missing child James Chairez. James was just a one-year-old last Thanksgiving, the last time his relatives recall seeing him. He and his...
For anyone looking for Texas safe haven adoption alternatives, here's the good news: Texas offers plenty of safe, ethical options to spare them the lifelong trauma of legalized child dumping. Unfortunately, though, the Texas Legislature is being asked to ignore...
This is for moms with pregnant daughters. (Not the ones who are happy about it. This is for unhappy moms with pregnant daughters who may still be trying to hiding the growing truth.) Take a deep breath, if you're feeling overwhelmed. This too shall pass. And you're...
These are 5 ways to sabotage an adoption plan, for those who may be new to the process. 5. Expect Perfection Forget that adoption is a human construct, relied upon those who are in crisis. Assume the "if I have to resort to settling for adoption, then I better get......
When CPS takes a child from a parent, it feels like someone just dropkicked their heart clear out of their chest. No matter how it happened, parent/s and child are both often traumatized by the experience. (Texas lawyers can answer basic procedural questions about...
Should adoptive parents be rewarded for adopting? Traditionally, this was the common consensus in American adoption. Adopters were historically seen as selfless, giving people who took in unwanted urchins and raised them as their own, out of the goodness of their...
Many children have grown up on the Eloise books-- but the hard truth is that growing up in a motel is typically far less glamorous. Visit the extended stay motels in any urban community and you're bound to find children who are growing up in a motel these days. It's a...
Fifteen-year-old Claudia Conway recently issued a plea to lawmaker Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez saying "please adopt me." It's unclear whether her appeal was meant to be a joke or not, given the political animosity between Representative Cortez and Conway's parents....
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