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Options Magazine » Adoption ArticlesAre You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?If you are pregnant, but not sure you are ready to keep the baby, you may be thinking about adoption. Pregnancy causes many changes, both physical and emotional. It can be a very confusing time for anyone, even in the best of circumstances. Talking to a counselor about your options might help. But how do you start? This fact sheet gives you -- the birth mother -- information about counseling and adoption. It addresses many questions you might have:
. . . read more Adoption Options: A Fact Sheet for Families Prospective adoptive parents have many adoption options. The way you choose to adopt will depend on what is important to your family, including how you feel about contact with birth parents, how flexible you can be about the characteristics of the child you wish to adopt, the resources you have available for adoption fees, and how long you are willing to wait for your child. This fact sheet provides some basic information about adoption options; for more information, see the resource list at the end of this document. . . . read more I Just Laid Out My Options A True Story of why Lori chose adoption . . . read more Our Son A True Story of why Ruth chose adoption . . . read more The Nature of Adoption Just what is Adoption? If you are considering adoption as a solution to your situation, it is probably because you are concerned about the well-being of your baby. This is as it should be, because the child is truly the centerpiece of any adoption plan. . . . read more The Development of Adoption History is like a big stack of Legos; one era is built on top of the last one. In fact, if you look at history, you can see how today relates to past events. Likewise, a look at the history of adoption will help you understand the process today. . . . read more Who’s Who of Adoption Famous People That You Never Knew Were Adopted . . . read more Adoption Myths (options magazine) The Myths and Truths about Adoption Nothing is ever quite so dramatic as movies and TV make it seem. If someone wrote down all of the exciting things that ever happened, they might amount to a single episode of a daytime soap opera, but no more than one episode. It is doubtful, however, that it would be as dramatic. . . . read more The Mind’s-Eye View A Portrait of Prospective Adoptive Couples If you are considering adoption as a solution to your pregnancy, you probably have wondered what kind of people need to adopt and why. You may have even thought about the type of family you would choose for your child if you were to create an adoption plan. And you may wonder who they are, where to find them, and why they wish to adopt. . . . read more Some Adoption Statistics It would be nice if we each had a crystal ball to show us how our lives would turn out depending upon the choices we make. Although no one has a crystal ball, relevant statistics can predict how members of a certain group may behave. The National Committee for Adoption (NCFA) conducted a research study of young women who created adoption plans for their children and this is what they found: . . . read more Agency or Private Adoption Which is right for you? “Choosing one method of adoption over another depends mainly on the specific qualities that are important to the birth mother. . . . read more Why Birth Parents Create Adoption Plans Their Decision, Their Feelings, Their Reasoning Adoption Creates Relationships . . . read more |
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