Birth Mothers Share Their Adoption Experiences

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🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Adoption is frequently cited, particularly among those opposed to abortion, as a solution to an unwanted pregnancy. But in fact, fewer than one in ten people denied abortion care chooses to put their child up for adoption, according to UCSF studies. We’ll explore why, and we’ll hear from women who did choose adoption about their experiences. Guests: Angie Swanson-Kyriaco, birth mother; executive director, MPower Alliance Gretchen Sisson, sociologist in the department of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive sciences, UCSF Ashley Morales, birth mother; program administrative assistant, La Selva, an outpatient behavioral health treatment program Susan Dusza Guerra Leksander, birth mother; agency and clinical director, Pact, an adoption alliance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.3	Coming up on forum, adoption.
1:30.3	It's often seen as a solution to an unwanted pregnancy.
1:33.3	Justices Alito and Connie Barrett cited it in oral arguments as a viable alternative to abortion,
1:39.3	and when they decided to end Roe, the constitutional right to an abortion before viability.
1:45.0	So why is it uncommon for people to choose this option?
1:48.0	And what's the experience like of those who do?
1:52.0	We'll meet three birth mothers in California who did choose to put up their children for adoption.
1:57.0	Join us.
2:13.6	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:19.4	Studies find few people end up putting their child up for adoption when abortion care is unavailable, even though it's often cited as a viable alternative or solution to an unwanted
2:25.3	pregnancy. This hour, we explore why and meet three women who did choose adoption. Joining me first
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