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We Look at Adoption as a Very Sacred Exchange

April 22, 2014 - by 2017-FIA-NEW-SITE

"We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side. I would dedicate my life to this child."

- Jamie Lee Curtis, Adoptive mother

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