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Closed Adoption Records: Impact on Birth Mothers and Adoptees

Closed Adoption Records: Impact on Birth Mothers and Adoptees

by Julie McGue | Apr 11, 2025 | Adoptive Families Blog

Before open adoption gained popularity in the 1980s, there was another adoption experience known as closed adoption. Geared towards protecting the rights of adoptive parents, closed adoption has been deeply criticized for not adequately taking into account the...
My Adoption Experience Includes Being a Twin

My Adoption Experience Includes Being a Twin

by Julie McGue | Mar 17, 2021 | Adoptive Families Blog

When I talk to my twin sister on the phone, it’s like listening to my own voicemail recording. Besides sounding alike, we have the same laugh, which begins as a low giggle then rumbles into a contagious soprano. The similarities don’t stop there. Our fine,...

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