Adoption Information

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Prior to the 1970's, the most common type of adoption was closed adoption. Secrecy surrounded the process to protect the privacy of all people involved. The birthparents and adoptive parents rarely met face to face or ever knew anything about each other. As adoptees grew older, their interest grew deeper for them to receive information about their birth family. Toward the early 1980's, the process of adoption began to undergo some drastic changes after some members of the adoption triad began to express their pains and difficulties with a closed adoption.

Primarily, most adoptions are now known as open adoptions. In this type of adoption, the birthparents and adoptive parents have the choice to have as much openness as they want. Birthparents can choose the family they think is best for their child. They can meet them if they wish. They can have pictures, letters, and even visits through the years. There are still alot of misconceptions about adoption practices.

For more information, contact the kind people at the following agency:
http://www.adoption-center.org

Click here to read a current 'Dear Birth Mother' letter.