If I Give You My Child, Aren't We Family?: A Study of Birthmothers Participating in Marshall Islands–U.S. Adoptions

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 7-31

  Roby, Jini L ^a   Matsumura, Stephanie ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption ethics; Adoption moratorium; Birthmother; Human rights in adoption; International adoption; Micronesian adoption practices; Relinquishment decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937387319     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J145v05n04_02     Document Type: Article

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