"According to [Donna] Ames, 50 percent of babies born in Mobile County are being born to unwed mothers," the the Press-Register newspaper reported. "Often these single mothers cannot adequately care for their children. Because of abuse and neglect, there are roughly 6,000 children who have been removed from their homes and placed in the legal custody of the state of Alabama."
Adoption Rocks seeks to raise awareness of the need for adoptive parents, and help women better understand what can happen during the adoption process. Ames told the Press-Register that she believed that many women, if faced with an unplanned pregnancy, would choose adoption over other alternatives if they had a better understanding of how adoption works.
Labels: adoption_agencies, advocacy
Posted By: Aspen/CRC
