“I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great.” WantAdoptionOpen Adoption Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“The process of open adoption is not discussed in the way it should be. Everyone I know who has adopted domestically has at least one tragic story. It was important to me to be able to describe those situations.” KnowsWayShouldImportantStoriesAbleProcessSituationTragicAdoptionAdoptedOpen Adoption Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I will say in open adoption, all these choices you make about race, about the amount of mental illness you can deal with, about special needs and physical maladies, you have to lay all this out there before you know anybody's story.” KnowsNeedsStoriesChoicesDealsRaceSpecialAmountLaysIllnessMental IllnessAdoptionChoices You MakeMaladySpecial NeedsOpen Adoption Author:Jennifer Gilmore