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B is for Baby

As in, "We'll Adopt Your Baby"

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Megan Culhane Galbraith
Aug 13, 2022
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A photo of a couple holding a sign that says "We Will Adopt Your Baby" that was taken outside of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. after Roe v Wade was overturned.

What Fresh Hell is This?

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade the court decision made mention of a lack of a “domestic supply of infants.” As a 60’s era adoptee of the Baby Scoop Era, that sent me into a dark hole. I’ve been reading to the Baby Scoop Era: Unwed Mothers, Infant Adoption and Forced Surrender to remind myself how fragile history i…

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