Part of the difficulty with creating a new understanding of
adoption - including the women who chose it, the families who adopt, and the children who are adopted - is combating archaic
adoption practices that not only reinforce negative
stereotypes, but also do an incredible disservice to what
adoption can be - that is,
adoption is a legitimate pregnancy option for all women faced with a pregnancy decision, regardless of whether they identify as «pro-life» or «pro-choice,» religious or not, conservative or liberal... In the face of a pregnancy decision, the women who choose
adoption feel no more part of the political discussion
around it then the women who choose abortion feel about the political rhetoric characterizing their decision.