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The pitch feels noble, visceral: Prevent newborns from being discarded in dumpsters, and do it in a way that shields the mother and protects her anonymity while safeguarding the baby’s

This story originally appeared on Stateline. The pitch feels noble, visceral: Prevent newborns from being discarded in dumpsters, and do it in a way that shields the mother and protects her anonymity while safeguarding the baby’s health and future. In a growing number of states, the answer to the rare occurrence of illegal infant abandonment […] The post More places install drop-off boxes for surrendered babies. Critics say they’re a gimmick. appeared first on Alabama Reflec...

Cassidy Sandberg was raised in Lincoln as an only child, but her family tree had hidden branches. Adopted at ten weeks old, Sandberg always fantasized Adoption policies in Rhode Island and elsewhere are changing to keep pace with cultural norms, making the process easier for some families — and even reuniting others years later.

The vault door is about to swing open.

'It would be nice to at least have a name,' says 81-year-old woman waiting to find out who her birth mother was

A few sentences tucked into a massive bill that passed the Minnesota Legislature last session are poised to give people who were born in the state, and then adopted, a new way to find their birth parents. In some cases, it could end decades of speculation and separation.

Plus following the Feed Our Future trail, yoga studio owner dies, and good news for adoptees in today's Flyover news roundup.

'It would be nice to at least have a name,' says 81-year-old woman waiting to find out who her birth mother was

'It would be nice to at least have a name,' says 81-year-old woman waiting to find out who her birth mother was

'It would be nice to at least have a name,' says 81-year-old woman waiting to find out who her birth mother was