phantomAdoptee's Adoption Links

Exploring the complex dynamics between adoption, child abuse, and family violence, and the implications for adoptive families and social services

Five years after having an abortion, over 95 percent of the women in a landmark UCSF study said it was the right decision for them.

After the end of Roe, a new beginning for maternity homes

In the years before Roe v. Wade, and in a context of severe stigma of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, maternity homes in the United States housed residents who, upon giving birth, often relinquished th…

Most state laws are designed to facilitate a smooth and easy adoption process. However, each state’s regulations do vary.

As more states limit or ban access to abortion, some are beginning to push adoption as an alternative for women facing unplanned pregnancies. But when do laws go from accommodating to exploitative? From the Center for Investigative Reporting, Julia Lurie examines the consequences in one of the most adoption-friendly states in the country.

Glamour speaks with the host and subject of the hit podcast which investigates the rise of maternity homes and the women who say they felt pressured to give up their babies in the post-Roe era.

Adoption is viewed by most Americans as good, yet it is rarely chosen. Why?

The religious right is trying to impose its adoption ideology on the nation, to the detriment of women and their babies.

The boy's family weeps as Jamie Varley, 36, appears in court charged with sexually assault and murder.

Adoption awareness training can dispel myths and help students develop positive attitudes toward adoption. Act 637 requires it.

A little-known law passed in 2023 requires public schools to teach "the reasons adoption is preferable to abortion" in grades 6-12.

Texas increases the number of its foster youth who are adopted. But its penchant for terminating the rights of parents is alarming to some advocates

As part of Activism in Adoption's educational series looking at ethics in adoption, we discuss the linking adoption pricing to race, and how this sets a up adoption as a marketplace.

Rose Hill police release cause of child’s death and arrest her adoptive parents.

A not-boring intro to the adoption process

One child said she was spanked with a device called a “whacker” to the point of bleeding.

A Cree adoptee must come to terms with the complicated reality of her adoption. She embarks on a journey to find the missing pieces but when tragedy strikes, her grief yields a new perspective. Disclaimer: This film is intended for personal viewing only. It is not authorized for distribution, public screenings, or any form of public sharing. Unauthorized use or distribution is prohibited.

A Virginia appellate court ruled that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for nearly three years.

An Afghan couple who arrived in the U.S. as refugees are suing a U.S. Marine and his wife for allegedly abducting their baby.

"It's like you're…baiting them in," said one adoptive mother.

Having met while working at a children's charity, Naomi and Martin believed that if any couple had the skills needed to provide an adopted child with the right mix of love, nurturing and guidance, it was them.

A woman who once worked for the Florida Department of Children and Families and was guardian ad-litem is accused of murdering her adopted daughter in ‘one of the worst crime scenes’ the Highlands County Sheriff has ever seen.

“I can’t think of any other groups of trauma survivors who are told to be grateful for that traumatic experience,” one expert said.

A 70-year-old South Korean woman sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage Monday over the adoption of her daughter, who was sent to the United States in 1976, months after she was kidnapped at age 4. The damage suit filed by Han Tae-soon, whose story was part of an Associated Press investigation published last month, could ignite further debate on the dubious child-gathering practices and widespread falsification of paperwork that tarnished South Korea’s adoption program, which annually sent thousands of kids to the West during the 1970-80s. It was the first known case of a Korean birth parent suing for damages against the government and an adoption agency over the wrongful adoption of their child, said Kim Soo-jung, one of the lawyers representing Han.

China ended its international adoption program in September, leaving families in the middle of applications in limbo.

Parenting advice on modeling internships, expressing gratitude, and being away at bedtime.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to estimate disability rates for internationally adopted children in the United States.METHODS: We conducted an analysis of restricted-access data from the complete long form of Census 2000 for internationally adopted children aged 5 to 15 in 2000, estimating disability rates by country of...