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The Birth Mother With No Baby
As this writer discovered in the worst way, domestic open adoption remains a largely unregulated frontier that can leave prospective adoptive parents vulnerable to just about anything.
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Louise Ettinger is a freelance writer. This is her first piece for DAME.
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