Whom Does Adoption Really Serve? A Q&A With Gretchen Sisson Whom Does Adoption Really Serve? A Q&A With Gretchen Sisson
Sisson’s new book, Relinquished, is the corrective we need to shut down the Christian conservative myth that adoption can render abortion unnecessary.
Mar 18, 2024 / Amy Littlefield
Neil Gorsuch May Be the Supreme Court’s Fiercest Defender of Native Rights Neil Gorsuch May Be the Supreme Court’s Fiercest Defender of Native Rights
Gorsuch wrote two powerful decisions in support of tribal sovereignty this week. If only he thought women and Black people deserved the same respect.
Jun 16, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Getting Adopted Didn’t Save Me Getting Adopted Didn’t Save Me
Two years after I left foster care, my adoptive mother became physically and emotionally abusive. Now, I'm choosing kindness over guilt.
Nov 23, 2022 / StudentNation / George Romero
The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty The Story of Baby O—and the Case That Could Gut Native Sovereignty
Baby O’s case is at the center of a lawsuit to bring down the Indian Child Welfare Act. But far from proving ICWA should be overturned, it shows why the law is necessary.
Nov 9, 2022 / Feature / Rebecca Nagle
We Should Be Fighting for a World Without Adoption We Should Be Fighting for a World Without Adoption
If poverty, racism, and health care inequities were properly redressed, adoption would be a last resort.
Oct 17, 2022 / Editorial / Michele Merritt
What We Get Wrong About Adoption What We Get Wrong About Adoption
Activists and political leaders promote adoption as a social good, looking past the complex experiences of adoptees and the parents who relinquish them.
Dec 7, 2021 / Gretchen Sisson and Jessica M. Harrison
How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis
Parents are losing their kids as they struggle to navigate bureaucracies upended by the pandemic.
Mar 15, 2021 / Michelle Chen
Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes? Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes?
One out of every 20 children will spend some time in foster care. Yet their needs have largely been ignored during the presidential election.
Sep 14, 2020 / StudentNation / Alexandra Ellerbeck
What Happens When You Age Out of Foster Care During a Pandemic? What Happens When You Age Out of Foster Care During a Pandemic?
Advocates say state governors can instruct their state child welfare systems to keep kids in their care, even if they age out during this time—but will they?
May 19, 2020 / no-paywall / Jessica Suriano
Our Foster-Care System Shouldn’t Separate Families Either Our Foster-Care System Shouldn’t Separate Families Either
It’s not just our immigration system; taking children away from their parents should always be a last resort.
Jul 26, 2018 / Rachel Blustain