Gretchen Sisson

Oh, because if it worked, it would be so easy and clean, right? Adoption is an easier solution than actually addressing the root causes of addiction. inequality, of poverty, of family separation in our country. Introducing a private solution is straightforward from a policy perspective, but we do, we put a lot of money into upholding adoption.

Oh, because if it worked, it would be so easy and clean, right? Adoption is an easier solution than actually addressing the root causes of addiction. inequality, of poverty, of family separation in our country. Introducing a private solution is straightforward from a policy perspective, but we do, we put a lot of money into upholding adoption.

Oh, because if it worked, it would be so easy and clean, right? Adoption is an easier solution than actually addressing the root causes of addiction. inequality, of poverty, of family separation in our country. Introducing a private solution is straightforward from a policy perspective, but we do, we put a lot of money into upholding adoption.

The federal adoption tax credit, which applies to both public and private adoptions, is almost $16,000 per adoption.

The federal adoption tax credit, which applies to both public and private adoptions, is almost $16,000 per adoption.

The federal adoption tax credit, which applies to both public and private adoptions, is almost $16,000 per adoption.

That's in addition to state subsidies, which are mostly in the public adoption space, but those exist as well. in addition to state funding that can go to crisis pregnancy centers that partner with adoption agencies that encourage referrals for adoption agencies.

That's in addition to state subsidies, which are mostly in the public adoption space, but those exist as well. in addition to state funding that can go to crisis pregnancy centers that partner with adoption agencies that encourage referrals for adoption agencies.

That's in addition to state subsidies, which are mostly in the public adoption space, but those exist as well. in addition to state funding that can go to crisis pregnancy centers that partner with adoption agencies that encourage referrals for adoption agencies.

So all of this is public money that is really going into a system that involves transferring babies largely from poor families and communities to families with more socioeconomic status and affluence. That's the refrain that I keep coming back to. I think this is just an easier way of saying we don't need to make these public investments in vulnerable families.

So all of this is public money that is really going into a system that involves transferring babies largely from poor families and communities to families with more socioeconomic status and affluence. That's the refrain that I keep coming back to. I think this is just an easier way of saying we don't need to make these public investments in vulnerable families.

So all of this is public money that is really going into a system that involves transferring babies largely from poor families and communities to families with more socioeconomic status and affluence. That's the refrain that I keep coming back to. I think this is just an easier way of saying we don't need to make these public investments in vulnerable families.

I think that Americans just fundamentally do not see poor people as worthy parents. And I think that that is really the defining characteristic of adoption today. It used to be about different things, right? So when you look back at private adoption before Roe versus Wade, most relinquishing mothers at the time were young, white, middle-class girls and young women who

I think that Americans just fundamentally do not see poor people as worthy parents. And I think that that is really the defining characteristic of adoption today. It used to be about different things, right? So when you look back at private adoption before Roe versus Wade, most relinquishing mothers at the time were young, white, middle-class girls and young women who

I think that Americans just fundamentally do not see poor people as worthy parents. And I think that that is really the defining characteristic of adoption today. It used to be about different things, right? So when you look back at private adoption before Roe versus Wade, most relinquishing mothers at the time were young, white, middle-class girls and young women who

And the adoption was a way of delaying parenthood until they could be married. We didn't see that same pattern of relinquishment in communities of color. I want to be clear, they were not protected from family separation. It just wasn't occurring within the private adoption system.

And the adoption was a way of delaying parenthood until they could be married. We didn't see that same pattern of relinquishment in communities of color. I want to be clear, they were not protected from family separation. It just wasn't occurring within the private adoption system.

And the adoption was a way of delaying parenthood until they could be married. We didn't see that same pattern of relinquishment in communities of color. I want to be clear, they were not protected from family separation. It just wasn't occurring within the private adoption system.

What happened was the supply of infants was very low. And that's when you see the increase in international adoption really take off through the 90s, peaked in 2004, and then fell pretty quickly. you saw white families adopting children of color in a meaningful number. And today you see pretty high demand for any healthy babies.

What happened was the supply of infants was very low. And that's when you see the increase in international adoption really take off through the 90s, peaked in 2004, and then fell pretty quickly. you saw white families adopting children of color in a meaningful number. And today you see pretty high demand for any healthy babies.