There are approximately 1.5 million adopted children in the United States — that's about 2 percent of the population or one out of every 50 children. Adoption is widely viewed as a win-win for ...

RelinquishedBy Gretchen SissonSt. Martin’s PressOut in paperback March 17, 2026 Adoption. Let’s talk about it. Specifically, domestic, private infant adoptions in the United States. As author and ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about adoption is that the many paths are variations of the same experience. They’re not.

In 2006, a young woman named Jaime was sexually assaulted and became pregnant—a fact she only learned about in her second trimester. A local crisis pregnancy center helped connect her with a Christian ...

63% of birth mothers surveyed said they were satisfied with their choice. But about 1 in 5 were not satisfied with their decision to place their child for adoption. The stigma around placing children ...

The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys is a national association of attorneys who practice in the field of adoption law. The academy's work includes promoting the reform of adoption laws and ...

Amy Seek is a birth mother who gave her son up for adoption when she was 23 years old. Her pregnancy was unplanned, she was unable to financially support a child and she didn’t think she was ready for ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Starting Wednesday, people who were born in New York and then adopted will be able to request their original birth certificate that lists the names of their parents. The law, ...