“Adoption is not a breaking of trust but a keeping of faith… not the abandonment of a baby but an abandonment of self for a baby’s sake.” - Curtis Young (2001)

Please take a moment to read through this website of Birth Parent Facts & Myths, Adoption Experiences, and related Adoption Websites.  

Placing a baby for adoption is a very selfless act.  There are  thousands of people who keep their baby or turn to abortion because they feel they have no other options.  There is another option, and personal experiences will testify to the blessings that adoption brings, not only to the couple who receives the child, but to the birth parents who place that child into their arms.

Questions can be submitted through our Contact Us page.  Answers to those questions will be answered by a person who has placed a child for adoption.   Questions submitted will also be posted on our blog (http://blog.adoptiontheotheroption.com).

There are several reasons to place a child for adoption. Adoption isn't just a choice for pregnant teens, it is also a choice for adults who are married or not married.  A few reasons may be you are not able to marry; you may not be able to afford the cost of raising a child and/or you can't provide for the child in the manner you want to.   


Statistics

Only 2% of unmarried women choose to place their child for adoption.

Only 1% of teen pregnancies result in adoption placements.

There are between one and two million infertile and fertile couples and individuals who would like to adopt children.  

The majority of Americans are personally affected by adoption.

6 in 10 Americans have had personal experience with adoption.