The Politicization of Adoption in America

Update: 2025-11-05

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Sociologist Gretchen Sisson has spent a decade interviewing women who gave up their parental rights. She discusses her new book, Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood.

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The Politicization of Adoption in America

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The Politicization of Adoption in America