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Excellent subject. This matter should certainly be brought to the attention of all people. My view of adoption comes from a different perspective - as an adoptive mother. While there are many thousands already involved in adoption, there are many more who know nothing of the personal aspect. I feel very strongly that adoption is tossed around as an easy and praise-worthy conclusion to a complex situation. Not many understand the role of adoptive parents. This is never a secret mission and the truth never goes away. I love that Ann Fessler wrote the book and I will own and keep a copy.
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The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe V. Wade by Ann Fessler
CATANDABOWL, February 18, 2008
Excellent subject. This matter should certainly be brought to the attention of all people. My view of adoption comes from a different perspective - as an adoptive mother. While there are many thousands already involved in adoption, there are many more who know nothing of the personal aspect. I feel very strongly that adoption is tossed around as an easy and praise-worthy conclusion to a complex situation. Not many understand the role of adoptive parents. This is never a secret mission and the truth never goes away. I love that Ann Fessler wrote the book and I will own and keep a copy.Ruby
(6 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)