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Adoption In New Orleans: What Agencies Are Doing To Promote It, Emily Barbara Rivers
Adoption In New Orleans: What Agencies Are Doing To Promote It, Emily Barbara Rivers
LSU Master's Theses
Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies are a national concern in the United States. In addition, many people exist who would like to become parents, but cannot or do not reproduce biologically. While adoption could offer a solution to this problem, the actual number of adoptions that take place is very small. This study examined what adoption agencies in the New Orleans area are doing to promote themselves to women with unwanted pregnancies. In-depth interviews were conducted with five adoption agencies. Three of the five agencies reported using various methods of targeting women with unwanted pregnancies. These methods included public posters, flyers …