On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion in the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This case had to do with the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. The state of Mississippi had a law that banned abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In this court decision, the…
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Adoption Network Response to Recent Media Coverage Recently, TIME published an article discussing Adoption Network and its perceived role in the domestic newborn adoption industry in the United States. As a team, we are deeply saddened by the article. It has affected each and every one of us. We strive, and will always strive, to…
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A Family’s Adoption Story During National Adoption Month Every November, National Adoption Month highlights adoption stories and raises awareness about the many paths families take toward adoption. In recognition of National Adoption Day, this story highlights Charles and Alyssa, a hopeful adoptive couple whose journey reflects the personal meaning adoption can hold for many families.…
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Hillary Clinton’s public career has included a long-standing focus on children, families, and child welfare. While adoption has not always been the central focus of her public platform, her record includes several connections to foster care, adoption policy, and efforts to support permanent homes for children. Here is what we know: Her Political…
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A few years ago, Britney Perez was a high school senior. She had just turned 18, was dating a boy from her neighborhood, and suddenly found herself pregnant. She had never had a job and did not have a driver’s license. She wondered how she could take care of a child when she did not…
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I am proud to be building my family through open adoption. As hopeful adoptive parents, Sean and I were thrilled to have the opportunity to meet our daughter’s birth mother, Paige, during her pregnancy. Just one week after we were matched, Sean and I flew to Paige’s small hometown and met her at a restaurant. …
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“We would have never made it without all the help and support we got from other adoptive families and birth families who had gone through it (and survived).” Every family’s adoption journey is different with unique circumstances and challenges along the way. And every family needs a different level of support at every stage of…
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By Jessa Speight, Birth Mother Outreach Associate, Adoption Network “Without change, there would be no butterflies” Last March I went on a trip. It was completely last minute and a fly-by-the-pants kind of thing. There is a beautiful woman, we will call her L. She was all alone with no support in her neck of…
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“We love our birth mother and aren’t threatened by Walter loving her too.”“We are so grateful to Adoption Network. We feel like the luckiest family alive.” What led you to adoption? We spent 5 years trying to have a baby, but struggled with fertility issues and unsuccessful pregnancies. We thought about adoption, but struggled with…
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“The struggle is a part of the story.” This rings true for so many families like the Willmarths, whose adoption story is one of heartbreak and then magnificent healing. David and Melissa Willmarth were the lucky winners of our first annual, 2012 Pro Bono Services in honor of National Adoption Month. “We tried to have…
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