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Candace Cahill's avatar

"We do not ameliorate the injustice of banning abortion by “streamlining” relinquishment and adoption. We compound that injustice. Both for those who seek abortions, and for their offspring."

Thank you, Tony.

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Lane Morgan's avatar

Bedrock requirements for any adoption should include accessible (to the adopted person) identification of biological parents, independent and competent counseling for the biological parents, and a good-faith search for a kinship placement. Baby boxes side-step all of these. And at least in the case of the Indiana legislation, it seems also to skip even basic vetting of adoptive families, let alone the level of parent education that is necessary to support an inevitably traumatized child. "Out of sight, out of mind" for babies and their parents is an unconscionable response to forced birth.

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