11 - Adoption in the Coptic Community

Madona shares the experiences of three Coptic families who chose to adopt, while Laura touches on the legal and cultural background of our community’s hesitations about adoption.

Correction: On this episode, we mistakenly stated that a birth mother has up to a year to change her mind, but we received some clarification on this point: Birth families have 2 days (in certain states) and up to 14 in other states from the birth of the baby, depending on the state laws, to change their minds. However, they can come back and say they made the decision to place for adoption under duress and take the adoptive family to court. For this reason, adoptions take place with the guidance and input of a lawyer.