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Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood by Gretchen Sisson

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divduck's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad

4.5

really appreciate the author shedding light on the neglected and outright pushed-aside stories of relinquishing mothers. her analysis of the sociological factors in adoption is top-notch. bringing a reproductive justice framework to the conversation around adoption as a (false) alternative to abortion is so crucial and yet not a focus of feminists or well-intentioned activists in general (not even a drop in the bucket for the general public), and it needs to be, as sisson makes crystal clear. very very very important read and unfortunately extremely timely post-roe v wade.
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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

This is the second book I’ve read about the impact of adoptions that no one talks about. First one was What White Patents Should Know about Transracial Adoption by Melissa Guida-Richards last year. That was from the perspective of the adopted child (written as an adopted adult). This book was just as powerful. I’m so glad we are now talking about the full picture of what it means to give up a child for adoption, especially in light of the Dobbs decision.
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