The STATE...also The Church. My '76 adoption was via Church of England Children's Society. Nobody followed me up. I was a baby, taken from my mother, no choice in it. No after-care, support, therapy, NOTHING. Human Right to Family Life violated right there.

It is published!! "The Unrecognized Developmental Trauma of Early Relinquishment in Adoption" visiblemagazine.com/the-unrecogniz… via Visible Magazine big thank you to Stephanie Drenka! #adoption #adopteevoices #infantmentalhealth #adopteetwitter

This August 6, let's honor the legacy of the Voting Rights Act and its role in the civil rights movement. We won't let anti-voter bills undermine our democracy. Join us in advocating for change and protecting our right to vote in Georgia and beyond. #VRA58

A doctor decapitated her baby during delivery after delaying a c-section and using extremely excessive force. We must end the reproductive violence against Black women that began during slavery and extended through mass sterilization & maternal mortality. cnn.com/2023/08/09/us/…

I’m a queer adoptee. There is no kind way to buy a person. Babies are people. We grow up. We want our basic human rights & your sexuality / gender identity is irrelevant to that.

Adults Being Treated for Substance Use Disorder Can Be Foster Parents, Feds Confirm, begs the question, what about parents and relatives? imprintnews.org/top-stories/ad…

' “It says so much about the misogyny of the Catholic church, the institution,” he says. “It’s a male-centric institution that doesn’t recognise the rights of women.'

"That the language of faith —and the concept of the powerful rescuing the vulnerable — can be used to hurt as much as to help, and for manipulation as much as salvation🤢." Justice is possible. Ending oppressive Childism is possible. End the exploitation of marginalized people.

usatoday.com/story/news/wor… #adopteetwitter #AdopteeVoices

Words spoken by women and girls who spent time in #Magdalene laundries. There was no release date which saw months, years pass by. Dying to get out. Sadly too many died within the high walls that kept them prisoner. Below are just a few of their words. #TheWomanInTheWall

the more youth oppression is exposed and the institutions that uphold it face increased scrutiny, the more its oppressors will scream “we’re the oppressed ones!” parents and teachers signed up to oppress, not face their own adultism or complicity in oppressing kids.

It hurts so bad 💔 watching season 4 episode 3 of the tv show #sexeducation Netflix UK & Ireland Netflix Because it is so good. Can't stop crying. Adam's dad's rehabilitation or growth attempts are revolutionary for generations

On this day 7 years ago my son was born. He was trafficked away from me and I haven't seen him now in 6 years but I'm faithful and I know all truth will come to light. I've done all I can do and I will continue doing more to bring him back to me. Happy 7th Birthday Malakai ❤

'About 40 babies were taken out on gurneys... Cribs overturned, strollers left behind, doors left wide open' Our correspondent @Nicole_Zedek continues to survey the horror scenes left behind in Kibbutz Kfar Aza where Hamas invaded and murdered dozens of Israelis in their homes

"According to the Israeli embassy in the US, at least 1,000 Israelis, most of them civilians, had been killed as of Tuesday" 💔💔💔 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

"Baby boxes" are inhumane They help & serve perpetrators - not the survivors nor the victims. Typically, empowered birthing people do not relinquish. Empower people in crisis. Don't exploit their vulnerabilities msn.com/en-us/news/us/…

A special episode of Break It Down with Jay is coming to the TIMEPieces X Spaces tomorrow! Join Jay and the world of women team -- COO Shannon Snow, Senior Marketing Consultant Chelsea Chung, and Product Development at WS Game Company 🔥 (1)

🎉 Sliding into 2024 with some good news! 

📢 Excited to share that the ULC has amended Article 9 of the UPA to require the release of donor ID-ing info to a resulting adult DCP who requests it. This amendment is a huge accomplishment that USDCC was proud to actively pursue.