Adopt Quote by DaShanne Stokes

“Adoptee rights are everyone's rights, and they deserve to be protected.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Laws forbidding adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates are outdated and need to be changed today.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“If the system were designed to protect adoptees, why do so many have to fight for their rights?”

— DaShanne Stokes

People shouldn't think that something is their birthright. They need to prove themselves.

— Janhvi Kapoor

Gay adoption is discrimination against children

— Pope Francis

Gay individuals should be able to adopt.

— Tim Kaine

The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't…

— Danielle Steel

I say to everybody, 'Adoption is not for the faint of heart.'

— Mariska Hargitay

To allow same-sex couples to adopt children and then to label their families as second-class because the adoptive parents are of the same sex…

— Stephen Reinhardt

“The adoptee benefits because his collective parents are permitted to grow secure in their particular roles in his life. His adoptive parents are not…

— Kathleen Silber

“All women have a right to give birth. We have to protect that right as much as we can.”

— Haruki Murakami