Why We Need an Ethical Adoption System
Helping Women Who Consider Adoption
Jessica Arons explains the state of today's adoption system and what the state and Congress can do to help women who consider or choose adoption.
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What does the adoption system look like today? Are efforts to promote adoption an effective way to reduce the abortion rate? What can Congress and the states do to support pregnant women who consider or choose adoption?
(transcript, mp4, YouTube)
For more information, see:
- The Adoption Option, by Jessica Arons
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Authors

Jessica Arons
Director, Women\'s Health & Rights Program