Abandoned Quote by Joan Didion

The process of open adoption is not discussed in the way it should be. Everyone I know who has adopted domestically has at least…

— Jennifer Gilmore

I'm a big proponent of open adoption, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid isn't…

— Kathleen Hanna

I think open adoption is a great idea, because it allows a relationship between the birth mother and her child so that the kid…

— Kathleen Hanna

I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great.

— Jennifer Gilmore

Open adoption, when it works, is fabulous. But when it goes wrong, it's so traumatizing for everybody.

— Caroline Leavitt

Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasn’t.

— Jen Hatmaker

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

— Mariska Hargitay

Adoption should be an empowering option for young women in crisis, knowing that the people around them - family, friends, church - will respect…

— Nina Easton

I think adoption becomes complicated whenever the biological parents are alive.

— James Haven

We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but…

— Hugh Jackman

I think adoption is a blessing all around when it's done right.

— Hugh Jackman

Adoption is rewarding. But the process, as we have already detailed in some particulars, can be expensive, exhausting, and hard to sustain on a…

— Scott Simon