Chances are Jane Roe (aka Norma Nelson McCorvey) is probably the most famous birthmom you never knew. You may be thinking the name Jane Roe sounds vaguely familiar? (Norma Nelson McCorvey, not so much.) But mention "Roe vs. Wade" and most Americans know almost...
So you're hoping to adopt, and you want to know how to survive a homestudy? You've come to the right place, here. (But if you're adopting here, please don't mention that you read this, okay? We prefer to think your lives are that impressive even without our...
In the midst of this unforeseen pandemic, this needs to be said: thank you adoptive parents. Yes, we know you wanted to adopt. You signed up for that But this is way more than that. So know this: WE SEE YOU. We know this isn't easy. It wasn't expected, none of it....
How, exactly, does one do an adoption during the coronavirus pandemic? It's not something we were thinking much about even a month ago, but suddenly, here we are. President Trump has announced a national emergency due to coronavirus (otherwise known as COVID-19) and...
One of the questions that we're frequently asked is "how do folks manage open adoptions with unstable birthparents?" The birthparents Abrazo serves are usually some of the most strong and courageous people we know, frankly. But it's understandable why people worry...
When you're thinking of giving up a baby for adoption or placing a child for adoption, it's hard to know what to expect. Pregnancy is such a noticeable condition, yet adoption is such a private decision. It can feel very lonely, especially if you're doing it all by...
In one of the most famous speeches every heard in America, a pastor and father of four said "I have a dream... I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of...
A while back, we were talking in birthparent support group about the things birthmoms don't say. Abrazo's birthparent support group is made up of parents who have placed children for adoption anywhere, not just through our agency. Our weekly meetings draw birthmothers...
For the adoptee who wonders what not being adopted might've been like, know this: it's normal. Many adoptees wonder how it would've been, to not have been adopted. After all, those with divorced parents wonder what having parents who stayed together would've been...
As they traveled home from Texas on Christmas Eve this year, one Abrazo couple smiled at the tiny answer to their prayers for adoption in the rearview mirror. Excited as they were to get home, though, they'd found leaving San Antonio to be far harder than they might...
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