Additional Reading

Relinquished tells the stories of American mothers who have given up infants for domestic private adoption since 2000. However, there are innumerable stories to be told about adoption in the United States, including the history of family separation, birth mother stories from pre-Roe v. Wade, international adoption, tribal adoption, critical examinations of the child welfare and family policing systems, and adoptee experiences (including tribal, international, transracial, foster care adoptions and many more). The works authored by adoptees or birth/first mothers are denoted with an asterisk.