You may decide to make an adoption plan for your baby. Each year over 50,000 women in America make this choice. This loving decision is often made by women who first thought abortion was their only way out. 

Adoption is very different now then it was years ago.  Women can choose an open adoption or a closed adoption…and there are a lot of variations in between.

In a closed adoption, the birth parents do not know where their baby is placed, nor have contact with their baby.  Some young parents like this, because they feel if they saw their baby all the time, they wouldn’t be able to “move on.”

Open adoptions are more popular now…they give the birth parents much more control in their baby’s future.  You can look at profiles of couples wanting to adopt, interview them, and choose where your baby is placed.  Just how open the adoption would be is up to you and the adoptive family.  Some birthparents make plans that allow phone calls, pictures, letters, or even visits with their child for years to come. 

There are many laws to protect you and your baby.  It is in your best interest to work with a licensed adoption agency.  They can help you sort through issues such as working with the baby’s father and telling your own family about your plans.  Women’s Care Clinic is not an adoption agency, but we can assist you in connecting with several, so you can find the one that best suits your needs.

One reason some women are reluctant to consider adoption is because they feel they “should take responsibility” for their baby.  Adoption really is taking responsibility…just in a different way.  By making an adoption plan, you are ensuring safety and security for your baby, and that’s the ultimate job of a parent.   One local woman chose adoption for her son, and said this about her experience; “I gave my baby life twice.”