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New Jersey Versus New York Open Adoption
New Jersey versus New York open adoption laws represent good counterpoint examples. In almost all of the adoptions in my law practice, adoptive children know the identity of their birth mother, and increasing numbers of [...]
Adoption to Prevent Childhood Poverty
Turning to adoption to prevent childhood poverty, an issue I discuss daily with impoverished pregnant women seeking adoptive families, is the subject of two New York Times opinion pieces. The first article, “The Way to [...]
What Makes a Family?
What makes a family? Who is a father or mother? Kent Haruf’s beautiful, piercing novel, Plainsong, raises these two questions central to adoption and assisted reproduction. The lyrical book creates a vivid picture of a small [...]