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What is Compassionate Adoption?
- Keeps the central focus of the adoption plan
on the needs of the baby or child.
- Gives attention to the unique needs of each
individual involved in the adoption plan.
- Recognizes that adoption is a lifelong process
based on trust, honesty and mutual responsibility.
- A pregnant woman/couple has the option to
choose and meet the prospective adoptive family.
- Through the support and guidance of a Friends
in Adoption agency counselor, a pregnant woman/couple
and the chosen adoptive family can build a foundation
for a healthy lifelong relationship.
- A pregnant woman/couple can choose the level
of openness they prefer.
- A pregnant woman/couple and the adoptive family
create a legally enforceable adoption agreement
outlining ongoing visits and the exchange of
letters and pictures.
What are the Benefits of Compassionate Adoption?
The ongoing contact enables the birthparents to
see for themselves that the child is thriving
in the adoptive home. This helps them feel at
peace with the adoption. Likewise, secure in the
knowledge that the birthparents fully support
the adoption, the adoptive family are free to
welcome the birthparents into their lives. And
most importantly, the relationship gives the child
direct access to information and support from
the birthparents; this allows for the development
of the child’s identity and self-esteem.
What are many of the benefits FIA can offer
you?
- A Friends in Adoption counselor assists all
pregnant women/couples on an individual basis
and encourages them to explore all of their
options.
- Financial assistance is available to you throughout
your pregnancy and birth.
- If you decide that adoption is your choice,
you will be empowered to create your own vision
of the open adoption experience.
- All of the prospective adoptive families that
work with Friends in Adoption have a strong
commitment to openness in adoption and desire
an ongoing relationship with you at the level
you are comfortable with.
- You choose from a large selection of carefully
screened and well-prepared prospective adoptive
families.
- The compassionate adoption agreement that
you and your chosen adoptive family create for
ongoing contact continues until the child is
an adult.
- Support groups and individual counseling are
available before, during and after placement
at no cost to you.
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FIA works to find
the best option for you...
Friends in Adoption can help you determine which
option best suits your needs by assessing your
individual situation. Remember that you certainly
do not have to have made your final decision before
contacting us. In an atmosphere of dignity and
openness and without pressure to make a particular
decision, we explore the various options with
you, and consider a series of questions together.
Working with FIA for counseling of your options
is a free service we offer to all pregnant women/couples.
With our assistance you will be prepared to make
your final decision. If you decide to parent,
we will refer you to helpful agencies and community
resources. If you choose abortion, we will supply
you with appropriate information and referral
services. If you find yourself unprepared to parent,
or unable to parent a child that is already born,
adoption may be an option.
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