Adoption: An Open, Semi-Open or Closed Practice? Reflections by an American adoptive mother on infant adoption, birth and reunion
by Gisela Gasper Fitzgerald
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Author: Gisela Gasper FitzgeraldEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-07-28
ISBN: 1592869130
Number of pages: 196
Publisher: PublishAmerica
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Book Review: Couldn't make it all the way through
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this book while working through our first adoption. We were struggling with deciding between the different types of domestic adoptions. I thought this book would give some insight. I have to say, it was challenging to get through. I actually could not finish the book. It seemed wordy to me and did not come to any clear points - in the parts that I read anyway. I believe there are better organized, more fact-based books out there for those interested in learning about the pros and cons about the different types of domestic adoptions.
Summary of Adoption: An Open, Semi-Open or Closed Practice? Reflections by an American adoptive mother on infant adoption, birth and reunion
Fitzgerald is both a biological and adoptive mother and in this memoir examines the pros and cons of open, semi-open, and closed adoption practices from the point of view of adoptees, birthmothers, and adoptive parents. The adoption in 1969 of the author's four-day-old daughter was closed, and Fitzgerald's family only emerged from the dark woods of secrecy when her daughter's birthmother and extended family met up with them twenty-nine years later. This wonderful joining of the respective families has enriched everyone's life, including that of the grandchildren. Today, Fitzgerald is passionately opposed to closed adoptions and advocates the semi-open practice.Relationships Books
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