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''-Actress and adoptive mother, [[Julie Andrews]] | ''-Actress and adoptive mother, [[Julie Andrews]] | ||
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+ | "[[Adoption]] was such a positive alternative to abortion, a way to save one life and brighten two more: those of the [[Adoptive Parents|adoptive parents]]." | ||
+ | ''-President George W. Bush | ||
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+ | “Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” | ||
+ | ''-Oprah Winfrey'' | ||
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+ | “There are no unwanted children, just unfound families.” | ||
+ | ''-The National [[Adoption]] Center'' | ||
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+ | “[[Adoption]] was a bumpy ride — very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.” | ||
+ | ''-Mariska Hargitay'' | ||
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+ | “People ask me. ‘What about gay adoptions? Interracial? Single Parent?’ I say. “Hey fine, as long as it works for the child and the family is responsible.” My big stand is this: Every child deserves a home and love. Period.” | ||
+ | ''-[[Dave Thomas]]'' | ||
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+ | “Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical. | ||
+ | ''-[[Nicole Kidman]]'' | ||
Revision as of 03:03, 11 February 2015
“It is not imitation that makes sons. It is sonship that make imitators.” ― Martin Luther
“Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were measured by their deeds, on the one hand, I had a woman who had chosen to give me up; on the other, I had a woman who'd sat up with me at night when I was sick as a child, who'd cried with me over boyfriends, who'd clapped fiercely at my law school graduation. Which acts made you more of a mother?
Both, I realized. Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.” ― Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care
“My adoption was treated as a celebration.”
-Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan
"After all, children are children no matter their background."
-Actress and adoptive mother, Julie Andrews
"Adoption was such a positive alternative to abortion, a way to save one life and brighten two more: those of the adoptive parents."
-President George W. Bush
“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.”
-Oprah Winfrey
“There are no unwanted children, just unfound families.”
-The National Adoption Center
“Adoption was a bumpy ride — very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.”
-Mariska Hargitay
“People ask me. ‘What about gay adoptions? Interracial? Single Parent?’ I say. “Hey fine, as long as it works for the child and the family is responsible.” My big stand is this: Every child deserves a home and love. Period.”
-Dave Thomas
“Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It’s something quite magical.
-Nicole Kidman
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