"The liberty interest of the family encompasses
an interest in retaining custody of one's children and,
thus, a state may not interfere with a parent's custodial
rights absent due process protections." Langton v. Maloney,
527 F Supp 538, D.C. Conn. (1981).
Articles By and About BSE Mothers
Karen Wilson Buterbaugh and Joe Soll
In The Best
Interest of Whom?
This article clarifies the truth about the treatment women
received at the hands of the adoption industry during the
baby Scoop era, and their experiences after their loss.
Karen Wilson Buterbaugh
Not By Choice
(Eclectica Jul/Aug01)
This article uses quotes from BSE adoption workers to reveal
how adoption was used as a punishment for the "crime" of unwed
motherhood
Adoption History
- Setting the Record Straight
Is adoption a service for needy children or needy adults?
This article makes a persuasive argument and sets the record
straight.
Diane Turski
Why "BIRTHMOTHER"
means "BREEDER"
An essay on how the "b" word denies the motherhood and
familial ties os women who lose children to adoption. Are
we merely incubators?
Susan Gervasi
Wayward Past
Gervasi's article shines a light on the dark corridors
of a BSE Maternity "home."
Illegitimate
Complaints
(Washington City Paper, May 21-27, 1999)
This Gervasi article reports on a first mothers' demonstration
for open records in front of a Washington DC Maternity "home."
Bryony Lake and Jessica DelBalzo
Reproductive
Exploitation
Is Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" fiction?
Open Records:
A Motherhood Issue
Open records are just not for adopted persons anymore.
Laurie Frisch
Adoption:
Exploitation Or Choice?
In this essay, Laurie deconstructs the ways in which
the "adoption option" denies women their rights.
Carole Anderson
Why
Won't My Mother Meet Me?
Jessica DelBalzo
The
Case Against Adoption: Research and Alternatives for Concerned
Citizens
Jessica DelBalzo
Respectful
Adoption Language:
Honest and Accurate, but Probably Not What You'd Expect
Press Releases
Adoption
Ethics - An Oxymoron
US
Adoption Law Tears Family Apart
How
Biased Adoption Language Tears Families Apart
Legal Issues Considered
Relevant Legal
Terms and Protections
Adoption "Counseling"
- Common Coercion Tactics Used on Single Mothers
Articles From Around The Web
Mothers
Exploited By Adoption - Stories of "Successful" Adoptions
Baby Racket
Speech to Hayward's Heath Women's Club November, 1999 by
Pamela Sharp
America's
Secret Crime Against the Family by Jess DelBalzo
Healthy American Baby for Adoption by Warrior Woman 9
Adoption Dolls by Warrior Woman 9
What is the relationship between adoptable dolls and infant
adoption in the United States?
Adoption
Bonuses: The Money Behind the Madness
Federal funding for foster-to-adopt schemes have become a
cash cow for states.
by Nev Moore writing in the Massachusetts News
