1st/Natural Mother’s Rights

Information and statistics on 1st/natural mothers and resources for birth mothers

1st/Natural Mother Information & Statistics

Many people have this idea that women who have an unplanned pregnancy do not want to parent their children. This is a falsehood via the adoption industry to make private infant adoptions appear ethical. The truth is very few mothers who continue on with pregnancy want to relinquish their child for adoption. The majority of the woman often are facing a temporary crisis lacking support and resources to parent their own child.

“Adoption is just not for me”

NEW Report-Adoptees/1st mothers mental health and Suicide Risk

How Many Women Place Their Children for Adoption?

The Pressure for Birth Mothers Facing Poverty To Give Their Child Up for Adoption

The Baby Brokers: Inside America’s Murky Private-Adoption Industry

Is adoption the alternative to abortion? Unpacking the complexities of unplanned pregnancies

Women Denied Abortion Rarely Choose Adoption. That’s Unlikely to Change.

Long-Term Consequences of Relinquishment

Long-Term Issues for Birthmothers After Adoption

The Lasting Grief of a Birthmother

Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents

Birth Family Contact from Childhood to Adulthood: Adjustment and Adoption Outcomes in Adopted Young Adults

What is Informed Consent?

in·formed

adj

Having a lot of knowledge or information about something

An informed choice/opinion

"The parties involved were informed of all available alternatives"

con·sent

noun

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

"No change may be made without the consent of ALL the parties"

Informed consent occurs when there is agreement to an interaction or action rendered with knowledge of relevant facts, such as the risks involved or any available alternatives. Informed consent often comes up in the contexts of legal ethics, medical treatment, and waiver of constitutional rights.-Cornell Law

What Does Informed Consent Look Like?

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Resources For Women Who Want To Parent

Sadly resources in the United States to help mothers parent and keep their children are few and far between. The support is also often disguised as pregnancy resource centers, yet those are there to help you choose relinquishment over all other options.

SOS provides education and information that adoption agencies and other legal professionals may not explain to you. We will provide detailed facts, explaining possible risks, allowing you to make a truly informed choice.

If you or someone you know is in need of parenting resources or help after signing relinquishment please reach out to Saving Our Sisters for assistance.