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Adoption Coercion

What is Adoption Coercion?

Adoption Coercion Checklist for Mothers

The Language of Adoption

The Development of “Birth Terms” to Refer to the Natural Mothers of Adoptees (1955 to 1979) (PDF)

A Look at “Respectful Adoption Language”

Coercion in Canada Today

Coerced Adoptions: Evidence from Research

The Myth of Open Adoption

The Adoption Industry in Canada

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