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So the mother cannot stay anonymous? nt Logical Jun 2014 #1
The overwhelming majority of mothers do NOT wish to be anonymous me b zola Jun 2014 #2
A right to know your ancestry? WTF? Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #5
Well, that is the lie that the adoption industry pushes~ me b zola Jun 2014 #9
Rights are not rhetorical devices Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #11
You don't know it's a lie Scairp Jun 2014 #49
Other contract provisions have been changed after years because they violate the rights of others. Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #21
Hey, wait just a minute here!!! calimary Jun 2014 #25
Sorry, but no. Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #33
The right to know IS a right. Already set up and arranged. Sorry, but no, back atcha. calimary Jun 2014 #40
My concern would be the lack of medical history for adoptees. DebJ Jun 2014 #58
"Their desire does not out weigh a person's avebury Jun 2014 #38
Hey, I never envisioned myself knocking on some little old lady's door and saying "SURPRISE!" calimary Jun 2014 #51
Nope, the personal right to your genetic legacy trumps all other concerns. Exultant Democracy Jun 2014 #3
Nice, I would suggest these mothers leave the child at a firehouse if... Logical Jun 2014 #7
Any child has a right YarnAddict Jun 2014 #4
Not fair to the mother, I bet this creates more abortions! nt Logical Jun 2014 #6
I don't think women YarnAddict Jun 2014 #8
But what women have witnessed are state governments avebury Jun 2014 #44
This is exactly what the rw christians use as a talking point me b zola Jun 2014 #12
Just because you are too closed minded to see any reason why..... Logical Jun 2014 #16
That's the silliest thing I've heard today. (And that's saying something.) eggplant Jun 2014 #19
Yes I do! Are you claiming it has NEVER been a factor? nt Logical Jun 2014 #20
No, you are "betting" that it is a factor. eggplant Jun 2014 #57
Unless that right is in the Constitution it does not exist Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #17
I'm curious as to why you think that YarnAddict Jun 2014 #27
You adopted? Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #28
No, I'm not YarnAddict Jun 2014 #30
Have your DIL post Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #35
She was very wanted YarnAddict Jun 2014 #39
Few people adopt defective kids perfect and white is what is wanted Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #42
What does this have anything to do with the thread? eggplant Jun 2014 #56
So you must be adopted correct? Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #64
The biological parents can leave an adoption agency avebury Jun 2014 #43
And the thing that people forget, or don't bother to think about, is the adoptee's kids. calimary Jun 2014 #46
I am adopted Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #10
Thank you for this! Nice post! nt Logical Jun 2014 #18
1962, the height of the Baby Scoop Era me b zola Jun 2014 #22
+1 Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #24
What if YarnAddict Jun 2014 #29
Then I would be shit out of luck Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #32
I respect your right to that opinion YarnAddict Jun 2014 #37
One person's rights should never take away someone elses. Mosby Jun 2014 #36
Roe v Wade goes back to a right to privacy. Igel Jun 2014 #54
Thank you, good post. It might be beneficial to know medical history, but there is no "right to know uppityperson Jun 2014 #63
As an adoptee, aka Bastard and a proud one too Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #13
Amen, friend Proud Public Servant Jun 2014 #15
Good. I remember the agony a cousin of mine went through... TygrBright Jun 2014 #14
My first born was closed adoption Omaha Steve Jun 2014 #23
Two of my cousins went looking for their birth parents Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2014 #26
It wasn't just to shield the birth mother from shame, that was pretty far down on the list Warpy Jun 2014 #31
^^^All of this^^^ is true. Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #53
it's kind of a slap in the face to the people who raised you leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #34
How so??? YarnAddict Jun 2014 #41
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ calimary Jun 2014 #50
You base this statement on being an adoptee or birth parent, correct? Exposethefrauds Jun 2014 #45
i base this statement on a statement given to me by a woman who adopted leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #47
My family never had such insecurity issues and would never burden their adopted child with DebJ Jun 2014 #60
My adoptive parents have always encouraged me to find my birth family... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #55
We have family members and a friend who adopted DebJ Jun 2014 #59
I'm an adoptee.. SiobhanClancy Jun 2014 #48
You put it better than I did, Siobhan. calimary Jun 2014 #52
Calimary I support you and my heart goes out to you. DebJ Jun 2014 #61
My kid's dad is adopted. His birth mom found him while I was pregnant with my son. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #62
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