Unlicensed intermediaries are unregulated for-profit entities that act as middlemen between pregnant women and adoptive families in exchange for fees ranging from $18,000 to $45,000.
Unlicensed for-profit adoption brokers put pregnant women, their children, and hopeful adoptive parents at risk for exploitation, depriving them of the support they need before, during, and after adoption.
A large and growing body of adoption professionals and advocates are voicing their support for the ADOPT Act, joining the fight to protect children, birth parents, and hopeful adoptive families against commodification and exploitation by unlicensed, for-profit intermediaries.
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The federal government has not collected private adoption data since 1975. Without reliable data, policymakers are unable to make informed decisions about domestic adoption policy, laws, and budget allocation.
The Adoption Counts Act will require states to provide this data to Health and Human Services annually.
It's time to take action against the commodification of children.
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